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Astronomy

Why warm drinks taste more alcoholic than cold ones

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:00pm
Chemists have found a link between the taste of a beverage and the shapes formed by its water and ethanol molecules, which explains why spirits like whisky taste more alcoholic at warmer temperatures
Categories: Astronomy

Why warm drinks taste more alcoholic than cold ones

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:00pm
Chemists have found a link between the taste of a beverage and the shapes formed by its water and ethanol molecules, which explains why spirits like whisky taste more alcoholic at warmer temperatures
Categories: Astronomy

Yellowstone Lake's weird resistance to climate change could be about to crack

Space.com - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:00pm
Yellowstone's lake's ice cover has remained unaffected by increasing temperatures due to increased snowfall. But this could make it vulnerable to a sudden shift.
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Father's gut microbiome may affect infant health

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:00pm
Disrupted gut microbiomes in male mice increase their offspring’s risk of low birth weight, stunted growth and premature death
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Father's gut microbiome may affect infant health

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:00pm
Disrupted gut microbiomes in male mice increase their offspring’s risk of low birth weight, stunted growth and premature death
Categories: Astronomy

The new drugs preventing allergic reactions to peanuts and other foods

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:00pm
Incredible results from trials of several new medications show they can prevent potentially deadly reactions to foods like peanuts, eggs and dairy - and may one day treat asthma
Categories: Astronomy

The new drugs preventing allergic reactions to peanuts and other foods

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:00pm
Incredible results from trials of several new medications show they can prevent potentially deadly reactions to foods like peanuts, eggs and dairy - and may one day treat asthma
Categories: Astronomy

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates

Space.com - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 11:46am
Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
Categories: Astronomy

Ready the Hot Cocoa and Recliner — Here Comes the Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower!

Sky & Telescope Magazine - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 11:40am

You might be tempted to sleep through this annual shower but then you'd miss seeing some of the fastest meteors around. Not to mention their parent is the most famous comet of all.

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Best sci-fi movies with 90%+ on Rotten Tomatoes

Space.com - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 11:29am
Here are the top 15 sci-fi movies boasting over 90% scores on Rotten Tomatoes from both critics and audiences alike.
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Astronomers close in on the mystery of the erupting Orion star system (video)

Space.com - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 11:00am
An erupting star system in Orion has finally provided an answer to the mystery of how stars fed for over 100 years, something that has puzzled astronomers for almost as long.
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Star Wars: Hunters launches in June for Nintendo Switch and mobile (video)

Space.com - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:30am
Star Wars: Hunters is finally opening its arena to everyone.
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3 Ways Scientific Thinking Could Help Save the World

Scientific American.com - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:00am

A physicist, a philosopher and a psychologist are working together to bring better, smarter decision-making to the masses

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Longest-Ever COVID Infection Lasted More Than 600 Days

Scientific American.com - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 9:30am

A Dutch man with lymphoma and other blood disorders was infected with the COVID-causing virus for nearly two years, during which time the pathogen evolved numerous mutations

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Meteorites in Antarctica Are Getting Harder to Find because of Climate Change

Scientific American.com - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 9:00am

As climate change warms the poles, precious Antarctic meteorites will melt their way down out of scientists’ reach

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Being angry for just 8 minutes could increase risk of a heart attack

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 8:18am
People who were asked to recall past events that made them angry experienced a change to their blood vessels that has been linked with heart attacks
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Being angry for just 8 minutes could increase risk of a heart attack

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 8:18am
People who were asked to recall past events that made them angry experienced a change to their blood vessels that has been linked with heart attacks
Categories: Astronomy

Odd bump on praying mantis chest is actually world’s weirdest tongue

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 8:00am
A bristly bump on some mantises’ chests is a never-before-seen “gustifolium”, which may have evolved to help the insects with their highly specialised lifestyles
Categories: Astronomy

Odd bump on praying mantis chest is actually world’s weirdest tongue

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 8:00am
A bristly bump on some mantises’ chests is a never-before-seen “gustifolium”, which may have evolved to help the insects with their highly specialised lifestyles
Categories: Astronomy

China’s Population Could Shrink to Half by 2100

Scientific American.com - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 8:00am

Is China’s future population drop a crisis or an opportunity?

Categories: Astronomy