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Injury rates for Musk’s SpaceX exceed industry average for second year

April 23, 2024 admin

SpaceX logo and Elon Musk photo are seen in this illustration taken, December 19, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters Injury rates at SpaceX facilities continued to exceed an industry average in 2023, according to a Reuters review of safety data reported to U.S. regulators by the space venture controlled by billionaire Elon Musk. The 2023…

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Astronomers unravel the mystery of the ‘Dragon’s Egg’ nebula

April 12, 2024 admin

The nebula NGC 6164/6165, also known as the Dragon’s Egg, a cloud of gas and dust surrounding a pair of stars called HD 148937, is seen in this undated handout image taken with the VLT Survey Telescope hosted at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory in Cerro Paranal, Chile. | Photo Credit: Reuters Two large…

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Newfound genetic variant that causes Parkinson’s shows a way to beat it

April 11, 2024 admin

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative movement disorder that progresses relentlessly. It gradually impairs a person’s ability to function until they ultimately become immobile and often develop dementia. In the U.S. alone, over a million people are afflicted with Parkinson’s, and new cases and overall numbers are steadily increasing. There is currently no treatment to slow or halt Parkinson’s disease. Available…

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Post-surgical infections more likely due to skin bacteria than hospital bugs, study finds

April 11, 2024 admin

Most health care-associated infections are caused by previously harmless bacteria that patients already had on their bodies before they even entered the hospital. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: AP Health care providers and patients have traditionally thought that infections patients get while in the hospital are caused by superbugs they’re exposed to while they’re in a medical facility….

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The Southern Ocean has the earth’s cleanest air — scientists finally know why

April 5, 2024 admin

The Southern Ocean is renowned for having the cleanest air on Earth. But the precise reasons why have remained a mystery, until now. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: AP The Southern Ocean is renowned for having the cleanest air on Earth. But the precise reasons why have remained a mystery, until now. There’s more to it…

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Scientists investigate thousands of dead Antarctic penguins for bird flu

April 5, 2024 admin

Scientists are concerned specifically that the often fatal H5N1 influenza could decimate threatened species of penguins and other animals on the remote southern continent. | Photo Credit: AP Has bird flu already killed hundreds, if not thousands of penguins in Antarctica? That’s what researchers are seeking to find out after a scientific expedition last month…

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‘Noisy’ autistic brains seem better at certain tasks

April 4, 2024 admin

Autism is a neurodevelopmental difference associated with specific experiences and characteristics. For decades, autism research has focused on behavioural, cognitive, social and communication difficulties. These studies highlighted how autistic people face issues with everyday tasks that allistic (meaning non-autistic) people do not. Some difficulties may include recognising emotions or social cues. But some research, including our own…

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Cosmic ‘speed camera’ reveals staggering speed of neutron star jets

April 3, 2024 admin

A spinning neutron star periodically swings its radio (green) and gamma-ray (magenta) beams past Earth in this artist’s concept of a black widow pulsar. The pulsar heats the facing side of its stellar partner to temperatures twice as hot as the sun’s surface and slowly evaporates it. | Photo Credit: Reuters How fast can a…

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Song lyrics are getting simpler, more repetitive: study

March 29, 2024 admin

The study found that lyrics have also become angrier and more self-obsessed over the last 40 years. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: Pexels.com You’re not just getting older. Song lyrics really are becoming simpler and more repetitive, according to a study published on Thursday. Lyrics have also become angrier and more self-obsessed over the…

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Twisted magnetic field observed around Milky Way’s central black hole

March 28, 2024 admin

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, who produced the first ever image of our Milky Way black hole released in 2022, has captured a new view of the massive object at the centre of our Galaxy: how it looks in polarised light. This is the first time astronomers have been able to measure polarisation, a…

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