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Our Gut Microbiomes may be Hiding Promising New Antibiotics

Credit: Pixabay Bacteria are developing resistance to antibiotics more quickly than new drugs can be created, so scientists are exploring the human gut—a highly competitive environment with about 100 trillion microbes—to find potential components for combating diseases. Researchers in the US examined the gut microbiomes of 1,773 individuals, analyzing 444,054 proteins that had been previously identified...

Solar-Powered, Self-Contained Units Extract Drinking Water from the Air

The Aquaria Hydropack can provide up to 132 gallons (500 liters) of water per day and is compatible with solar and battery setups on your homeAquaria Clean drinking water, one of the essential needs for human survival, is becoming increasingly crucial as climate change affects traditional sources like rainfall, rivers, and lakes. Aquaria Technologies, a...

Earth’s Water is Rapidly Losing Oxygen, Creating a Major Threat

Credit: Pixabay The levels of dissolved oxygen in the world's water bodies are dropping quickly, and scientists consider this a major threat to Earth's life support system. Much like atmospheric oxygen is crucial for animals, dissolved oxygen (DO) is key for the health of aquatic ecosystems, whether in freshwater or marine environments. Given that billions of...

How to Watch the Inaugural Flight of the Ariane 6 Heavy Lift Rocket

Artist's concept of Ariane 6 lifting offESA Europe will re-enter the heavy lift rocket market on July 9, 2024, with the maiden flight of the Ariane 6, which will carry nearly a dozen satellites and experiments. The launch window at Kourou, French Guiana, begins at 2:00 pm EDT. Here's how you can watch. ESA has eagerly...

NASA Chooses SpaceX to Decommission the International Space Station

Credit: Pixabay NASA announced on Tuesday that it has chosen SpaceX to construct a spacecraft that will return the International Space Station to Earth’s atmosphere and guide it to its final resting place in the Pacific Ocean upon its retirement in 2030. Elon Musk’s company has secured a contract potentially worth $843 million to develop and...

Negative Ions Found on Moon’s Surface by Chinese Lander

Chang’e-6 lander on the far side of the Moon.Image credit: CNSA/CLEP The Moon´s Surface studied by The European Space Agency (ESA) which announced the detection of negative ions on the Moon's Surface, just days after the Chinese National Space Agency's Chang’e-6 lander placed detection equipment on the far side of the Moon. Chang'e-6 Mission Chang'e-6 landed...

A Wooden Miniature Satellite is Set to Launch into Earth’s Orbit

(JIJI PRESS/AFP/Japan OUT) Japanese researchers have built the world's first wooden satellite, which is scheduled to be launched on a SpaceX rocket in September. Developed by scientists at Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, this experimental satellite is a tiny cuboid, with each side measuring just 10 centimeters (four inches). The creators anticipate that the wooden material...

Giant Iceberg Calves Off in Major Event in Antarctica

Credit: Pixabay On May 20th, 2024, a 380 square kilometer (~147 mi²) iceberg separated from the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica. This event, known as A-83, marks the third major iceberg calving in this area in the last four years. In 2021, the first significant event occurred when A-74 separated from the ice sheet, followed by...

Watch Live: EarthCARE Satellite Reveals Cloud Secrets

The EarthCARE satellite will unravel the mysteries of clouds using advanced techESA Clouds are not well understood. The soon-to-launch EarthCARE satellite will employ advanced technology to uncover their mysteries, helping scientists improve climate forecasts. While the formation of clouds is known, the intricate relationship between clouds and the aerosols required to form them remains elusive....

Selective Hearing Headphones: Hear Clearly in a Crowd

Headphones that use AI to single out one voice in a crowded spaceUniversity of Washington Researchers have integrated AI with standard headphones to isolate the voice of a single speaker in a noisy crowd simply by looking at them. The code for this advanced noise-cancelling system is freely available for anyone interested in building their...