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Binoculars at the ready: Elon Musk rocket to be seen in Irish skies tonight

27 May 13:54 3 articles

Binoculars at the ready: Elon Musk rocket to be seen in Irish skies tonight

SpaceX craft will be the first private enterprise in history to take humans into space

27 May 13:54 The Irish Times 8204772967491329801.html
SpaceX launch scrubbed

UPDATE 1:25 p.m. The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit has been called off with 16 minutes to go in the countdown because of the danger of lightning.

27 May 13:27 Castanet 616068601829225649.html
Elon Musk rocket launch postponed due to bad weather

Craft was to be the first private enterprise vehicle in history to take humans into space

27 May 13:54 The Irish Times 8204772967470451490.html
Dinosaur-killing asteroid struck at deadliest possible angle

27 May 13:49 1 article

Dinosaur-killing asteroid struck at deadliest possible angle

May 27 (UPI) -- Had the asteroid that smashed into the Yucatan Peninsula, 67 million years ago, struck at a slightly more innocent angle, modern humans might be living alongside dinosaurs.

27 May 13:49 UPI 8257973865707747274.html
Researchers investigate the early development of ovarian cancer

27 May 13:34 1 article

Researchers investigate the early development of ovarian cancer

Researchers from the group of Hans Clevers at the Hubrecht Institute have modeled the development and progression of high-grade serous ovarian cancer in mini-versions of the female reproductive organs of the mouse.

27 May 13:34 News-Medical.net 4522523031701110899.html
Ear infections discovered in remains of humans living in Levant 15,000 years ago

27 May 13:17 1 article

Ear infections discovered in remains of humans living in Levant 15,000 years ago

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered evidence of ear infections in the skull remains of humans living in the Levant some 15,000 years ago.

27 May 13:17 phys.org 3476726123707677860.html
Scientists propose novel electrode for efficient artificial synthesis of ammonia

27 May 13:20 1 article

Scientists propose novel electrode for efficient artificial synthesis of ammonia

Ammonia (NH3) is an important chemical in the industry and agriculture as well as an emerging energy carrier with large hydrogen content.

27 May 13:20 phys.org 3476726124280962494.html
In latest U-turn, China says Covid-19 virus had 'multiple origins'

27 May 13:42 1 article

In latest U-turn, China says Covid-19 virus had 'multiple origins'

China has come under increasing global pressure over lack of transparency in its handling of the coronavirus pandemic

27 May 13:42 Business-Standard 1502508926603605736.html
Scratching is contagious when solitary orangutans are in groups

27 May 13:08 1 article

Scratching is contagious when solitary orangutans are in groups

If someone around you yawns, the chances are that you too will soon yawn. In orangutans it has now been found that scratching is very contagious. This is what cognitive psychologists from Leiden discovered ...

27 May 13:08 phys.org 3476726123311882377.html
Women with Neandertal gene give birth to more children

27 May 13:18 1 article

Women with Neandertal gene give birth to more children

One in three women in Europe inherited the receptor for progesterone from Neandertals—a gene variant associated with increased fertility, fewer bleedings during early pregnancy and fewer miscarriages. ...

27 May 13:18 phys.org 3476726123703941939.html
Similar to humans, chimpanzees develop slowly

27 May 13:20 1 article

Similar to humans, chimpanzees develop slowly

Few species develop as slowly as humans, both in terms of developing adult skills and brain development. Human infants are born so underdeveloped that they cannot survive without adult care and feeding ...

27 May 13:20 phys.org 3476726123981106001.html
A new scheme for satellite-based quantum-secure time transfer

27 May 13:30 1 article

A new scheme for satellite-based quantum-secure time transfer

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have recently introduced a new satellite-based quantum-secure time transfer (QSTT) protocol that could enable more secure communications ...

27 May 13:30 phys.org 3476726124001517651.html
Supercomputing aids scientists seeking therapies for deadly bacterial disease

27 May 13:08 1 article

Supercomputing aids scientists seeking therapies for deadly bacterial disease

Francisella tularensis, a bacterium that causes the illness tularemia (also known as "rabbit fever"), is one of the most hostile organisms on the planet. Once the bacterium enters the body and tularemia ...

27 May 13:08 phys.org 3476726124209075683.html
Timing of COVID-19 test may be key to its accuracy, says study

27 May 13:38 1 article

Timing of COVID-19 test may be key to its accuracy, says study

The study, which analysed seven previously published studies on RT-PCR performance, adds to evidence that caution should be used in the interpretation of negative test results, the researchers said.

27 May 13:38 The Financial Express 1288289580635594260.html
Mathematics can save lives at sea

27 May 13:17 1 article

Mathematics can save lives at sea

Hundreds of people die at sea every year due to vessel and airplane accidents. Emergency teams have little time to rescue those in the water because the probability of finding a person alive plummets ...

27 May 13:17 phys.org 3476726124441844686.html
Washington state aims to regulate water temperature at federal dams, wading into controversy

27 May 13:20 1 article

Washington state aims to regulate water temperature at federal dams, wading into controversy

The Columbia is the great river of the West, winding from the north to meet its largest tributary, the Snake in Eastern Washington, then dividing the states of Oregon and Washington on its push to the ...

27 May 13:20 phys.org 3476726124827841539.html
The chemical messenger that controls flower power

27 May 13:22 1 article

The chemical messenger that controls flower power

The dazzling floral displays of early spring are starting to draw to a close. But wily gardeners know that they can keep plants in flower for longer by removing fruit and seeds as soon as they form.

27 May 13:22 phys.org 3476726124886295669.html
Forests have higher thermal buffer ability than non-forests

27 May 13:30 1 article

Forests have higher thermal buffer ability than non-forests

The contrasting structure and energy partitioning of different vegetation types moderate canopy surface temperature, and thus vegetation types may differ in their buffer ability toward temperature fluctuations. ...

27 May 13:30 phys.org 3476726124954537632.html
Plant science discovery may help treat allergies and immune deficiencies

27 May 13:19 1 article

Plant science discovery may help treat allergies and immune deficiencies

A collaboration led by Texas A&M AgriLife researchers has identified an early immune response step that could have broad-ranging implications for crop, animal and human health.

27 May 13:19 phys.org 3476726124984303973.html
Using deep learning to give robotic fingertips a sense of touch

27 May 13:30 1 article

Using deep learning to give robotic fingertips a sense of touch

Researchers at the University of Bristol have recently trained a deep-neural-network-based model to gather tactile information about 3-D objects. In their paper, published in IEEE Robotics & Automation ...

27 May 13:30 Tech Xplore 4945708899359128070.html
Creating Artificial Gravity in Space to Explore Beyond our Moon

27 May 13:25 1 article

Creating Artificial Gravity in Space to Explore Beyond our Moon

If we plan to take long journeys through space or colonize other planets, the first step is going to be figuring out how to create artificial gravity in space.

27 May 13:25 Interesting Engineering 7328942540592547401.html
Elon Musk says ‘it’s his fault’ if anything goes wrong with historic SpaceX launch because he is ‘chief engineer’

27 May 13:03 1 article

Elon Musk says ‘it’s his fault’ if anything goes wrong with historic SpaceX launch because he is ‘chief engineer’

ELON Musk says to blame him if anything goes wrong with the historic SpaceX launch on Wednesday that will send two American astronauts into space. Musk told CBS News he’s the “chief engineer” of th…

27 May 13:03 The Sun 7379604592944152371.html
Italian team unearth mosaic floor from Roman villa

27 May 13:33 1 article

Italian team unearth mosaic floor from Roman villa

Archaeologists in Italy have unearthed a well-preserved floor of a Roman villa, underneath a vineyard outside the northern Italian city of Verona.

27 May 13:33 RTE.ie 7595237278641405387.html
Top vaccine scientist says coronavirus is ‘almost perfectly human adapted’

27 May 13:12 1 article

Top vaccine scientist says coronavirus is ‘almost perfectly human adapted’

The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is “almost perfectly human adapted” — lending credence to the possibility it was man-made in a Chinese lab, a top Australian vaccine researcher

27 May 13:12 New York Post 7654946769144680725.html