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ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has released an image of strange spider-like topographical features found on the southern polar region of Mars. This phenomenon, also known as Martian geysers, creates dark crackle features about 45 meters to 1 kilometer wide. In Inca City, researchers identified two types of spider structures: one is reminiscent of spiders with a fat center and short legs, the second is a spider with. a larger center and long, thin
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7 months ago Read more at Astronomy Magazine

Scientists may be a step closer to discovering how gamma-ray bursts are created by some of the universe's most violent events. This includes things like supernova explosions that mark the deaths of massive stars and the collision and merger of two neutron stars. Yet aspects of these blasts remain shrouded in mystery, including the exact mechanism that launches a GRB and what exactly causes a "long' GRB that lasts more than 2 seconds versus
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7 months ago Read more at Space.com

Sarah Teichmann started a group at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology in 2001 and became an MRC program leader in 2006. In 2013, she moved to be the first and only joint faculty member across the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute and Wellcome Sanger Institute, and was appointed Head of Cellular Genetics at the University of Cambridge in 2016. She has also co-founded the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) international consortium, which she co-leads
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7 months ago Read more at Technology Networks

Scientists are expanding their investigations of consciousness to a wider range of animals, including octopuses and even bees and flies. If there’s “realistic possibility” of “conscious experience” in an animal, it is irresponsible to ignore that possibility in decisions affecting that animal”, the researchers write in a document they call The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness.
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7 months ago Read more at Scientific American

Social media and a rolling news cycle have led to significant increase in and diversification of the types experts circulating in the public sphere. It has also introduced media dynamics into the production of knowledge. One of the most striking trends in science communication over the past decade has been the shift in the profiles of science communicators, and the techniques they use. Many of them regularly use social media to post conversational updates that combine science content with details about their lives, hobbies and opinions.
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7 months ago Read more at LSE Home

Caris Life Sciences® (Caris) is the leading next-generation AI TechBio company and precision medicine pioneer that is actively developing and delivering innovative solutions to revolutionize healthcare. COTA, Inc. (COTA), an oncology real-world data company used by the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, today announced a collaboration to expand their multi-modal data offerings. Caris has created a molecular-rich database generated from nearly 10 million tests that contains more than 60 petabytes of
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7 months ago Read more at BioSpace

As long as the PAC is using its own funds and not tax money, there is no conflict of interest. If the elected official is not being paid, it should be allowable. 3. No. A board or council member should not be involved with community advocacy groups.
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7 months ago Read more at The Killeen Daily Herald

Heinemann’s 2023 sales were down 75% compared to what they were in 2019. The company’s revenue declined about 75% over the past four years, from $234 million in 2019 down to $58 million reported so far in 2023. In 2020, at least 37 states have passed laws requiring research on reading to guide instruction in elementary schools.
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7 months ago Read more at APM Reports

Wan Ruixue was the first-author or co-author of more than 10 papers published in accredited journals, such as Science and Cell magazines. Born in 1990, Wan joined the laboratory of renowned biologist and academic Shi Yigong in 2013, and received her Ph.D. from Tsinghua University in 2018. In October 2023, she was a delegate from Zhejiang Province to the 13th National Women's Congress.
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7 months ago Read more at Women of China

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is backing a new suite of diverse, cutting edge missions. The initiatives—spanning lunar farside astronomy, astrophysics, exoplanets and heliophysics—aim to place China at the forefront of astronomical research and space exploration. Selected missions include Discovering the Sky at the Longest Wavelength (DSL), the Enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry (eXTP) mission, and the ExoEarth Survey
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7 months ago Read more at SpaceNews