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[ad_1] 5. Mr. Chang writes that the space station “has become the hub of promoting capitalism in space.” What evidence does it provide to support this claim? 6. What is the future of the International Space Station? What happens when it is withdrawn? What role will private companies play? 7. …

[ad_1] Credit: Public Domain Unsplash / CC0 A team of scientists and students from the University of Sheffield designed and built a specialized microscope and shared construction instructions to make this equipment available to many laboratories around the world. The microscope, called the smfBox, is capable of making measurements of …

[ad_1] Researchers in Australia say a jelly-like sea sponge found along the Great Barrier Reef could provide clues to an elusive part of human DNA. Their newly published study, which examines 700 million years of evolution, concludes that the elements of the human genome, what scientists describe as “an incredibly …

[ad_1] Until about 150 years ago, feathers were thought to be unique to birds. But the discovery of the oldest known bird in the world, Archeopteryx, which was almost a hybrid between a bird and a dinosaur, undoubtedly showed that the winged creatures we know today evolved from the ancient …

[ad_1] This illustration shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft stowing away the sample collected by the asteroid Bennu on October 20, 2020. The spacecraft uses its TAGSAM (Touch-And-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism) arm to position the TAGSAM collector head in the Sample Return Capsule (SRC). (Credits: NASA / University of Arizona, Tucson) On …

[ad_1] 5. Mr. Chang writes that the space station has “become the hub for stimulating capitalism in space.” What evidence does it provide to support this claim? 6. What is the future of the International Space Station? What will happen when he retires? What role will private companies play? 7. …

[ad_1] Stephanie Abramowicz / Daza et al / Science / PA Wire Illustration of a 99 million year old amphibian with tongue in a sling style Get a load of this guy’s tongue! What the hell is it? Is it a frog? A chameleon? A salamander? No, it’s a “strange” …

[ad_1] SYDNEY – Researchers in Australia say a gelatinous sea sponge found along the Great Barrier Reef could provide clues to an elusive part of human DNA. Their newly published study, which examines 700 million years of evolution, concludes that the elements of the human genome, what scientists describe as …

[ad_1] Credit: Pixabay / CC0 Public Domain The combined environmental threat of plastic pollution and ocean acidification is having a significant impact on the species living in our oceans, according to new research. An international team of scientists found that after three weeks of immersion in the ocean, the bacterial …

[ad_1] November 6, 2020 (Nanowerk News) The performance of large-area flexible organic photodiodes has advanced to the point that they can now offer advantages over conventional silicon photodiode technology, particularly for applications such as biomedical imaging and biometric monitoring that require low-light detection over large areas. The low-noise, flexible organic …