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Planetary Sciences Jul 5, 2024

EarthCARE offers a sneak peek into Earth's energy balance

Offering a foretaste of what's to come once it is fully commissioned, ESA's EarthCARE satellite has returned the first images from its broadband radiometer instrument. These initial images offer a tantalizing glimpse into ...

Space Exploration Jul 5, 2024

Eight CubeSats lift off for NASA on Firefly Aerospace rocket

As part of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative, Firefly Aerospace launched eight small satellites on July 3 aboard the company's Alpha rocket. Named "Noise of Summer," the rocket successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex ...

Space Exploration Jul 5, 2024

With its latest moon mission success, China's space program has the US in its sights

June 25 2024 marked a new "first" in the history of spaceflight. China's robotic Chang'e 6 spacecraft delivered samples of rock back to Earth from a huge feature on the moon called the south pole–Aitken basin. After touching ...

Condensed Matter Jul 5, 2024

Getting bacteria into line: Physicists use magnetic fields to manipulate bacterial behavior

Researchers at Finland's Aalto University have found a way to use magnets to line up bacteria as they swim. The approach offers more than just a way to nudge bacteria into order—it also provides a useful tool for a wide ...

Cell & Microbiology Jul 5, 2024

Study finds ways to enhance transcription factor activity

Transcription factors regulate gene expression by binding specific sequences on DNA, which is an essential step to producing messenger RNAs from protein-coding genes. Denes Hnisz's lab, in collaboration with Martin Vingron's ...

Environment Jul 5, 2024

Study reveals human degradation of tropical forests is greater than previously estimated

Tropical forests are essential to sustain high biodiversity and mitigate climate change. They suffer from deforestation, the cutting and converting of forests for agriculture, mining, or infrastructure purposes. However, ...

Nanophysics Jul 5, 2024

Novel 2D device for quantum cooling converts heat to voltage at ultra-low temperatures

EPFL engineers have created a device that can efficiently convert heat into electrical voltage at temperatures lower than that of outer space. The innovation could help overcome a significant obstacle to the advancement of ...

Space Exploration Jul 5, 2024

Blue Origin logs SpaceX Starship concerns as it preps for 1st New Glenn launch

As Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin prepares for the first launch of its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral this year, the company has taken time to voice concerns over future launches of competitor SpaceX's massive Starship and ...

Cell & Microbiology Jul 5, 2024

Engineers find a way to protect microbes from extreme conditions

Microbes that are used for health, agricultural, or other applications need to be able to withstand extreme conditions, and ideally the manufacturing processes used to make tablets for long-term storage. MIT researchers have ...

Ecology Jul 5, 2024

Why the US food system needs agroecology

Agroecology—a science, practice, and movement that seeks social, political, economic, and environmental sustainability in the global food system—is gaining momentum in the U.S., according to a new Dartmouth-led commentary ...

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