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Typhoon Kong-rey Moving through northwestern Pacific
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) At 11 am EDT (1500 UTC) on Oct 1 , Kong-rey was located near 16.8 north and 134.4 east, about 488 miles north-northwest of Yap.
Aggressive breast cancer cells hijack natural stress protector to thrive
(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) A member of a protein family known for protecting our cells also protects cancer cells in aggressive, metastatic breast cancer, scientists report.
Blue Origin and Airbus back ‘The Moon Race,’ a space contest yet to be defined
Organizers of “The Moon Race” and their partners lift a moon-festooned ball as they unveil their effort at a space conference in Germany. (The Moon Race via Twitter)
A new nonprofit organization is partnering with Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space...
Unleashing Immunity Against Cancer: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
James P. Allison and and Tasuku Honjo shared the Nobel Prize for their discovery of inhibition of negative immune regulation, the basis of new drugs against cancer. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Satellite sees extra-Tropical Cyclone Trami moving past Japan
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NOAA's NOAA-20 satellite captured a visible image of Typhoon Trami on Oct. 1 after it had become extra-tropical and moved away from Japan.
How Fake News Will Get Worse
Artificial intelligence is making it possible for anyone to manipulate audio and video. The biggest threat is that we stop trusting anything at all-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Moon Express brings in $12.5M in backing for its lunar lander and Florida facilities
An artist’s conception shows Moon Express’ MX-1E spacecraft making its approach to the moon. (Moon Express Illustration)
, which aims to start missions to the moon within the next couple of years, says it has raised $2.5 million in bridge financing a...
Story tips From the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2018
(DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory) ORNL story tips: Recycled hard drives give magnets new life in motors; new organ-on-a-chip design to test radiation effects on cells that mimic breathing; supercomputers analyze molecules that could increase yield...
Eighth-century skeleton found at Torcello
(Università Ca' Foscari Venezia) On the island of Torcello, at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice excavation site, some protagonists of the island's thousand-year history have begun to emerge. A tomb datable to around 700 A.D. has re...
Repurposing Existing Drugs Could Let Us Treat Intractable Illnesses
Repurposing medications could let us treat intractable illnesses-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com