Science

What an insect house in the woods looks like

[ad_1] What does an insect house in the woods look like – Jauns.lv Insect house in the Ilga forest in the Daugavpils region. (Photo: Maris Pukitis) If you see such a natural formation in the forest, do not rush to “clean up”: it is an insect house, where many small …

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NASA’s MOXIE device will create oxygen on Mars

[ad_1] NASA’s Perseverance Rover has a device on board called the MOXIE that will convert the air available on Mars into oxygen. The device is a test, and if the technology were used on a larger scale, it could produce oxygen for humans to breathe on the red planet and …

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Join Generation Space on December 4th

[ad_1] Since it is no longer if but when we set foot on Mars, we should really start having an open discussion about the kind of society we are going to build there. Will space exploration help us evolve both collectively and individually? And most importantly, how will it transform …

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Researchers create living droplets that produce hydrogen

[ad_1] Researchers from the University of Bristol in the UK and the Harbin Institute of Technology in China have built tiny droplet-based algae factories that produce hydrogen, instead of oxygen, when exposed to daylight in the air. An open access paper on their work is published in Nature Communications. Normally, …

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Space travel can negatively impact a cell’s energy production

[ad_1] Studies in mice and humans who have traveled through space reveal that critical parts of a cell’s energy-producing machinery, the mitochondria, can be rendered dysfunctional due to changes in gravity, radiation exposure and other factors, according to Georgetown investigators. Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. These findings are part of a …

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How the CRISPR immune system has evolved

[ad_1] With new insights into how the CRISPR genetic tool – which allows direct editing of our genes – has evolved and adapted, we are now one step closer to understanding the basics of the constant struggle for survival that takes place in nature. The results can be used in …

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