Study: Jupiter’s Moon Io Has Been Volcanically Active for All of Its History
Sulfur and chlorine isotopes in Io’s atmosphere indicate that it has been volcanically active for the entire 4.57 billion-year history of the Solar System. This global view of Io was…
Glow-in-the-Dark Animals May Have Been Around for 540 Million Years
Glow-in-the-Dark Animals May Have Been Around for 540 Million YearsAncestors of so-called soft corals may have developed bioluminescence in the earliest days of deep-ocean livingBy Meghan BartelsA deep-sea bioluminescent soft…
Climate change threatens the coastal Gullah Geechee
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, is administering millions of dollars to help traditionally underserved coastal communities combat climate change. That includes the almost 12,000-square-mile stretch of land…
US implements new color-coded system to warn Americans about heat danger
A new color-coded heat warning system was introduced by the National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Earth Day.Magenta represents the highest threat level, indicating…
The Magnetic Heart of the Milky Way
Out ThereApril 19, 2024“The nation that controls magnetism will control the universe.” So maintained Dick Tracy, the fictional detective in the comic strip by Chester Gould, in 1962.But does magnetism…
Cicadas Are Emerging Now. How Do They Know When to Come Out?
Earlier this month, millions of Americans looked up at the sky to witness a total eclipse. Now, another cyclical marvel has arrived, this time at our feet. Trillions of noisy,…
Gene-edited kidney and thymus transplanted into N.J. woman : Shots
Dr. Jeffrey Stern, assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and Dr. Robert Montgomery, director of the NYU Langone Transplant Institute, prepare the gene-edited…
Matchesfashion strikes a sour note as my £902 goes missing | Money
At the end of January I bought two coats from Matchesfashion for £902. I returned them, but the parcel has been lost and now Matches has gone into administration and…
New Nutrition Guidelines Put Less Sugar and Salt on the Menu for School Meals
School meals will soon contain less salt and sugar, but can still include chocolate milk, under new nutrition guidelines released by the Biden administration.The Agriculture Department on Wednesday finalized the…
Severity of TRD Predicts Ketamine vs ECT Response
BOSTON — The severity of treatment-resistant depression (TRD) appears to predict response to intravenous (IV) ketamine vs electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), new research suggested. However, experts said more study is needed…