300 Years of Research: Princeton Scientists Solve a Bacterial Mystery - SciTechDaily
SciTechDaily (November 18, 2022, 9:29 pm) - Researchers found that bacteria colonies form in three dimensions in rough shapes similar to crystals. Bacterial colonies often grow in streaks on Petri dishes in laboratories, but no one has understood how the colonies arrange themselves in more realistic th… Read more
I've snorkelled the world, this spot blew me away - Escape
Escape.com.au (November 18, 2022, 9:22 pm) - Having snorkelled at Indonesia's Raja Ampat and the Ribbon Reefs on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, this traveller didn't expect to be impressed by Fiji's snorkelling. She was wrong. Read more
Revealing biochemical "rings of power" - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (November 18, 2022, 9:03 pm) - Genome mining uncovers a widespread class of natural products that could be excellent candidates for future drugs Read more
Toxins force construction of 'roads to nowher - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (November 18, 2022, 9:03 pm) - Toxins released by a type of bacteria that cause diarrheal disease hijack cell processes and force important proteins to assemble into "roads to nowhere," redirecting the proteins away from other jobs that are key to proper cell function, a new study has foun… Read more
New interactive map offers scroll through universe - EurekAlert
EurekAlert (November 18, 2022, 9:03 pm) - A new map of the universe displays for the first time the span of the entire known cosmos with pinpoint accuracy and sweeping beauty. Created by Johns Hopkins University astronomers with data mined over two decades by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the map a… Read more
Artemis 1's Orion capsule still on track for Monday moon flyby - Space.com
Space.com (November 18, 2022, 8:15 pm) - Orion is performing even better than expected in deep space, Artemis 1 team members said. Read more
Guilford community reacts to discovery of closest black hole to Earth - Guilfordian
Guilfordian.com (November 18, 2022, 8:04 pm) - Astrology can be a popular topic on college campuses, while students are trying to figure out their place in the world and analyze others. Students are full of wonder, and college can be a crucial time to ask questions about the world and even the universe. O… Read more
Meet Orion, NASA's New 'X-Wing Fighter' Now Finally On Its Way To The Moon - Forbes
Forbes (November 18, 2022, 8:00 pm) - Here are seven things you need to know about what will soon become the most distant-ever human-rated spacecraft. Read more
Toxins force construction of 'roads to nowhere': Discovery is first report of effect on the abundant actin protein - Science Daily
Science Daily (November 18, 2022, 7:55 pm) - Toxins released by a type of bacteria that cause diarrheal disease hijack cell processes and force important proteins to assemble into 'roads to nowhere,' redirecting the proteins away from other jobs that are key to proper cell function, a new study has foun… Read more
New insights into energy loss open doors for one up-and-coming solar tech - Science Daily
Science Daily (November 18, 2022, 7:42 pm) - A new method for describing energy loss in organic solar cells has paved the way for building better and more efficient devices. Read more
Mars Sample Return Mission: Bringing Mars Rock Samples Back to Earth [Video] - SciTechDaily
SciTechDaily (November 18, 2022, 7:09 pm) - NASA and the European Space Agency are developing plans for one of the most ambitious campaigns ever attempted in space: bringing the first samples of Mars material safely back to Earth for detailed study. The diverse set of scientifically curated samples now… Read more
James Webb Space Telescope spots what may be the most distant galaxy yet found - CBS News
CBS News (November 18, 2022, 7:09 pm) - Scientists say the new observations are just the tip of the iceberg of new discoveries coming in from Webb. Read more
Soft skills: Researchers invent robotic droplet manipulators for hazardous liquid cleanup - Newswise
Newswise (November 18, 2022, 6:05 pm) - CSU researchers have created the first successful soft robotic gripper capable of manipulating individual droplets of liquid, according to a recent article in t Read more
6 Years Later, Marine Life Still Hasn't Recovered From The Monstrous Ocean Heat Blob - ScienceAlert
ScienceAlert (November 18, 2022, 6:00 pm) - Nicknamed 'the Blob', a large patch of abnormally warm water covering a section of the Pacific Ocean from 2014 to 2016 behaved just like a B-grade horror movie, having a devastating impact on a wide variety of species. Read more
3 things NASA is testing for its future moon base camp - PBS NewsHour
PBS (November 18, 2022, 5:53 pm) - Less than 40 miles from the Grand Canyon, NASA has been testing what daily life on the moon might feel like, including the commute. Read more
NASA Will Not Change the James Webb Telescope's Name - WIRED
Wired (November 18, 2022, 5:45 pm) - The moniker, which honors a former agency administrator accused of enforcing anti-LGBTQ policies, has long been controversial. Read more
Toxins force construction of 'roads to nowhere' - Phys.org
Phys.Org (November 18, 2022, 5:44 pm) - Toxins released by a type of bacteria that cause diarrheal disease hijack cell processes and force important proteins to assemble into "roads to nowhere," redirecting the proteins away from other jobs that are key to proper cell function, a new study has foun… Read more
Rapid fluctuations in oxygen levels coincided with Earth's first mass extinction - Phys.org
Phys.Org (November 18, 2022, 5:42 pm) - Rapid changes in marine oxygen levels may have played a significant role in driving Earth's first mass extinction, according to a new study led by Florida State University researchers. Read more
Stem cell homeostasis regulated by hierarchy and neutral competition | Communications Biology - Nature.com
Nature.com (November 18, 2022, 5:41 pm) - A mathematical model of stem cell homeostasis is presented that comprehensively satisfies hierarchy and neutral competition is presented. The model predicts spontaneous generation of clonal bursts, which is consistent with primate hematopoietic data. Read more
The tilt in our stars: The shape of the Milky Way's halo of stars is realized - Phys.org
Phys.Org (November 18, 2022, 5:31 pm) - A new study has revealed the true shape of the diffuse cloud of stars surrounding the disk of our galaxy. For decades, astronomers have thought that this cloud of stars—called the stellar halo—was largely spherical, like a beach ball. Now a new model based on… Read more
'Quokka' supercomputer hops to world mark - The Examiner
Tasmania Examiner (November 18, 2022, 5:16 pm) - Australia's latest supercomputer may not grin like its cute namesake, but it's more green than most and the... Read more
Hubble Views Cosmic Cloud CB 130-3 - Space Ref
Space Ref (November 18, 2022, 4:53 pm) - A small, dense cloud of gas and dust called CB 130-3 blots out the center of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Read more
4.6 billion-year-old meteorite may reveal the origin of Earth's water - Livescience.com
Live Science (November 18, 2022, 4:27 pm) - The rock is 4.6 billion years old, meaning it was around at the beginning of the solar system Read more
New Discovery Reveals That Giant Four-Legged Kangaroo Existed As Early as 20,000 Years Ago - SciTechDaily
SciTechDaily (November 18, 2022, 4:19 pm) - The reign of Papua New Guinea's megafauna continued long after humans arrived. A new study suggests that a giant kangaroo that formerly traversed the Papua New Guinea Highlands on four legs may have lived as recently as 20,000 years ago, long after large-bodi… Read more
NASA Space Station Status Report 17 November, 2022 – Russian Spacewalk Success - Space Ref
Space Ref (November 18, 2022, 4:14 pm) - Expedition 68 Commander Sergey Prokopyev and Flight Engineer Dmitri Petelin concluded their spacewalk at 4:07 p.m. EST. Read more
See A Solar Snake Slither Across The Sun In Bizarre Video - Giant Freakin Robot
Giantfreakinrobot.com (November 18, 2022, 4:06 pm) - Check out this amazing video of a slithering solar snake making its strange way across the surface of the Sun! Read more
Dale Andersen's Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 18 November 2022: Sediment Cores And Ground Penetrating Radar - Astrobiology News
Astrobiology News (November 18, 2022, 4:00 pm) - We had a very productive day yesterday splitting into a few groups with differing tasks. Read more
