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Older Adults Are Especially Prone to Social Media Bubbles
Research suggests fake news will become an even bigger problem as the population ages-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
‘Big step for Israel’: SpaceX launches lunar lander along with high-flying satellites
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launches Indonesia’s Nusantara Satu telecommunications satellite as well as the Israeli Beresheet lunar lander and an Air Force research satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. (SpaceX via YouTube)
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Japan’s Hayabusa 2 team says spacecraft touches down on asteroid to grab sample
The shadow cast by the Hayabusa 2 probe and its solar panels makes an “H” shape on the surface of asteroid Ryugu during the buildup to a sample collection attempt. (JAXA Photo)
Japan’s successfully touched down today on asteroid Ryugu, about 170 mill...
$1 million award lets UVA open new portal to submicroscopic world
(University of Virginia Health System) A scientist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has received a prestigious three-year, $1 million award from the William M. Keck Foundation to develop a new and better way to map out the submicrosco...
Gene in Infamous Experiment on Embryos Points to New Stroke Treatment
Biology at the center of last year’s contentious gene-edited twins result may hold other benefits for brain injury-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Climate change may affect ecological interactions among species
(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Predator-prey equilibria are being disrupted by climate change, according to a study led by Brazilian researchers and published in Nature Climate Change.
Achieving greater efficiency for fast data center operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Algorithm and software system Shenango improves data center efficiency for microsecond-speed operations by better allocating data processing across CPU cores to reduce tail latency and ensure hardware runs prod...
NJIT's Sagnik Basuray is named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors
(New Jersey Institute of Technology) Basuray is among 66 academic inventors elected to the inaugural class of NAI Senior Members, a group that includes active faculty, scientists and administrators with success in patents, licensing and commercializa...
Smartphones help UB researcher better understand the nature of depression and anxiety
(University at Buffalo) A University at Buffalo psychologist's research using smartphones is providing valuable data in real time, information that could provide treatment benefits for patients struggling with anxiety and depression.
Weak El Niños Like This Year's May Become Rarer with Warming
The droughts and deluges spurred by the events could be worse even if the El Niño cycle does not change-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com