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Google Science Feeds: Two new Earth-like exoplanets could support life
West Lafayette, Indiana - Astronomers have identified two planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets, that could support life. The planets, which orbit Teegarden's star, are unlikely to have intense solar flares or other dangerous activity that could ...
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Google Science Feeds: Researchers explain visible light from 2-D lead halide perovskites
Researchers drew attention three years ago when they reported that a two-dimensional perovskite—a material with a specific crystal structure—composed of cesium, lead and bromine emitted a strong green light. Crystals that produce light on the green ...
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Google Science Feeds: Exploring the Solar System: Mission Updates
Space agencies have selected two solar missions and a “comet interceptor” for development and launch. NASA has selected two missions — PUNCH and Tracers — to study the Sun and its connection to Earth, while the European Space Agency (ESA) has ...
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Google Science Feeds: A New Microscopy System for Imaging Cells from Inside
There is a new technique described in Cell and developed by a group of researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard for mapping cells. Scientists refer to this approach as DNA microscopy, revealing how biomolecules such as DNA and RNA are ...
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Google Science Feeds: SpaceX's 'most difficult launch ever' is tonight — and a piece of Cal Poly is on board
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket — the most powerful launch vehicle currently in operation — is set to launch Monday evening carrying two dozen different satellites for the Air Force's Space Test Program-2. Carried in the nose of the megarocket will be the ...
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Google Science Feeds: When did life have a chance on Mars? After giant meteorites stopped hitting it 4.4 billion years ago
(CNN) Life could have found a way to establish on Mars 4.48 billion years ago, according to a new study. That's when gigantic meteorites stopped crashing into the Red Planet and inhibiting life. Life could have thrived between 3.5 billion and 4.2 billion years ...
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Google Science Feeds: These Feces-Carrying Navigators Use Earthly Cues to Avoid Poop Battles
Let's get it out of the way: Dung beetles eat poop. They need to eat the poop — all animals need nitrogen to build protein, and dung beetles get their nitrogen from the feces of warm-blooded herbivores. They also need the poop because it becomes a nursery ...
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Google Science Feeds: Attempted Whale Shark Mating Caught on Camera for the First Time in History
Fact: Whale sharks — the largest known fish in the sea and some of the largest creatures on Earth — exist. That means they must be reproducing. Despite this, scientists have never actually seen two whale sharks mating. This is partly because the animals are ...
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Google Science Feeds: Gene networks reveal transition from healthy to failing heart
Gene networks reveal transition from healthy to failing heart. Date: June 24, 2019; Source: Stanford Medicine; Summary: Researchers have created one of the first maps to reveal gene activity and connectivity as the heart shuts down. Share: FULL STORY ...
