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Phys.org / An aerobot with ISRU capabilities could explore Venus' atmosphere for years
In Dante's "Divine Comedy," Hell is described as an "inferno" with nine concentric circles, the entrance of which has a sign that reads "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here." For the planets of the solar system, Venus is ...
Tech Xplore / Researchers expose fossil fuel companies' communications facade
Fossil fuel companies say that they want to be on the front lines of renewable energy, with advertisements, social media, and even their own shareholder corporate reports espousing their commitment to green energy and combating ...
Phys.org / Longer wildfire seasons pose an increasing threat for species under climate change
Wildfires are becoming more frequent and are ravaging new parts of the world due to global warming. A study led by researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows that this change is increasing the vulnerability of thousands ...
Medical Xpress / Diabetes drug metformin may echo the benefits of exercise in prostate cancer care
A new study has found that metformin, a widely prescribed diabetes drug, may mimic one of exercise's core biological effects in men with prostate cancer, raising levels of a molecule tied to energy balance and weight control ...
Phys.org / Artemis mission approaches lunar loop for first flyby since 1972
The Artemis astronauts entered the final phase of their run-up to a lunar loop on Monday, a tipping point of sorts that means the moon's gravity is now having a stronger pull on the spacecraft than Earth's.
Medical Xpress / Loneliness tied to pro-inflammatory gene expression in chronic leg and foot wounds
Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere have linked loneliness in patients with chronic leg and foot wounds to increased expression of genes that are related to inflammation. These pro-inflammatory ...
Medical Xpress / How to tell if spring symptoms owe to allergy, cold or something more serious
When your head is splitting, your nose is running nonstop, your eyes are itching and you're coughing, coughing, coughing, what's the best way to fight back? That depends on what's causing your symptoms, said Dr. Ian Tullberg, ...
Phys.org / Bennu sample reveals how water flowed through the newly forming asteroid
A team of US astronomers has carried out one of the deepest analyses to date of a sample from the asteroid Bennu, revealing new details about how water and organic material interacted during the earliest stages of the solar ...
Phys.org / TESS spots the rise of a black hole X-ray binary system
Designed to hunt for new alien worlds, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has serendipitously observed the rising outburst of a black hole X-ray binary known as AT 2019wey. The observations, which may help ...
Medical Xpress / Imaging study sheds light on how deep brain stimulation acts on Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes tremors, body stiffness and other difficulties with movement and balance, which progressively worsen over time. While there is currently no cure for PD, ...
Phys.org / What to know about the Artemis 2 mission's moon flyby
For the first time in more than half a century, astronauts will fly around the moon on Monday, marking the high point of the Artemis 2's lunar mission.
Phys.org / A gray whale that swam 20 miles up a Washington state river is found dead
A juvenile gray whale that amazed Washington state residents after it swam 20 miles up a small river was found dead, and an official with a marine mammal research group suspects hunger may have driven the whale to new hunting ...
