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Category: Science News
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‘It was very very good’: Ötzi the Iceman’s body is covered in ancient yeast — and scientists
Ancient World this week: Researchers have cultivated four strains of cold-adapted yeast from Ötzi the Iceman’s skin and internal remains; and A series of red horizontal lines discovered in Bacon Hole, a Welsh cave, have been confirmed as…
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Space Telescope Discoveries and, Webb reveals black hole that formed before its, and more.
Space Telescope Discoveries and Future Observatories this week: The James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct mass measurement of a supermassive black hole in the; and The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged a northern…
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Space Station & Orbital Operations, saga International Space Station, and more.
Space Station & Orbital Operations this week: On Friday, NASA ordered five of the seven International Space Station crew members into the SpaceX Crew Dragon; and NASA ordered ISS crew to shelter in a Crew Dragon spacecraft on June 5…
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Mars Missions and Discoveries, ExoMars rover targets vast bed clay search life, and more.
Mars Missions and Discoveries this week: A new study using orbital data from Mars Express and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals the clay-rich deposits at; and NASA has officially ended the MAVEN Mars mission after an anomaly in December…
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Artemis Moon Missions and Rocket, Final Artemis III SLS Booster Segments En Route, and more.
Artemis Moon Missions and Rocket Updates this week: The final eight solid rocket booster motor segments for the Artemis III SLS rocket have shipped from Northrop; and Northrop Grumman has shipped the final eight solid rocket booster…
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Mars & Lunar Exploration Updates, NASA Says Farewell MAVEN Mars Mission Hosts Media, and more.
Mars & Lunar Exploration Updates this week: NASA has declared the MAVEN Mars orbiter mission unrecoverable and begun decommissioning after an anomaly in; and NASA has officially ceased recovery efforts for the MAVEN spacecraft, which…
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Astronomical Discoveries &, Webb reveals black hole that formed before its, and more.
Astronomical Discoveries & Observations this week: Webb NIRSpec integral field unit observations of the lensed, high-redshift quasar Abell2744-QSO1 have provided the; and The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged a northern portion of the…
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Podcast – Agentic AI and the Future of Dementia Research
Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontal Temporal Dementia this week: The Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative’s $1 million AI Prize, split between two winners, signals a strategic pivot; and Scripps Research Institute scientists have identified a…
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Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Hurts Autistic People
Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD this week: A New York Times investigation into a national Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) provider chain documented systemic; and The Autistic Self Advocacy Network’s May update details a…
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Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Hurts Autistic People
Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD this week: A New York Times investigation reveals systemic abuse and profit-driven practices at a major Applied Behavioral; and ASAN’s May update details ongoing advocacy efforts, including the…