“Molecular chiral ity plays a key role in science and technology. In particular, life depends on molecular chirality in that many biological functions are inherently dissymmetric” ~ By Ryoji Noyori
Vitamin D levels appear to play role in COVID-19 mortality rates
After studying global data from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, researchers have discovered a strong correlation between severe vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates. Led by Northwestern University, the research team conducted a statistical analysis of data from hospitals and clinics across China, France, Germany, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom (UK)…
Scientists āEscape the Confines of the Natural Worldā to Dissect the Complex Choices of Animals
What is important when you choose a home? Space, security, light ā or a combination of these? Like humans, animals make choices about where to live that have important implications for their livelihoods. But unlike humans, animals do not easily reveal the basis of their choice. Now, researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Animal…
NASA Selects SpaceX and Two Other Companies to Develop Human Landers for Artemis Moon Missions
NASA has selectedĀ threeĀ U.S.Ā companies to design and developĀ humanĀ landing systems (HLS) for the agencyāsĀ ArtemisĀ program, one of which will land the first woman and next manĀ on the surface of the Moon by 2024.Ā NASAĀ isĀ on track for sustainable human exploration of the Moon for the first time in history. The human landing system awards under the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP-2) Appendix…
Giant Meteorite Impacts Formed Parts Of The Moon’s Crust
New research published today in the journal Nature Astronomy reveals a type of destructive event most often associated with disaster movies and dinosaur extinction may have also contributed to the formation of the Moon’s surface. A group of international scientists led by the Royal Ontario Museum has discovered that the formation of ancient rocks on the Moon…
#1 Super-Fast Pulsar Found Snacking On Its Companion In Far-Flung Star Cluster
China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) has uncovered the first known pulsar in Messier 92, a globular star cluster roughly 27,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Hercules. The swiftly spinning and pulsating object, which goes by two names ā PSR J1717+4307A and M92A ā forms one part of an eclipsing binary system in which…
How Does The Brain Link Events To Form A Memory? Study Reveals Unexpected Mental Processes
A woman walking down the street hears a bang. Several moments later she discovers her boyfriend, who had been walking ahead of her, has been shot. A month later, the woman checks into the emergency room. The noises made by garbage trucks, she says, are causing panic attacks. Her brain had formed a deep, lasting…
š Today’s Motivation ā²ļø
“To have a stable economy, to have a stable democracy, and to have a modern government is not enough. We have to build new pillars of development. Education, science and technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, and more equality” ~ By Sebastian Pinera
š Today’s Motivation ā²ļø
“For much of this decade, both Congressional and administration budget projections showed a decline in science and technology accounts of between 20 and 30 percent in real dollars. The real impact to date has been far less severe” ~ By Charles Vest
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