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Selected Sci-News Items May 30 - June 05, 2020
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General Interest Cosmos
Innovation Health Nature Environment Climate
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CORONAVIRUS
Wha's the Risk That Animals Will Spread the Coronavirus?
Nature, June 01, 2020
Researchers say there's an urgent need to find out whether animals can catch the virus and pass it to people.
From Camping To Dining Out: Here's How Experts Rate The Risks Of 14 Summer Activities
WBUR, May 23, 2020 (w/audio)
One big warning: Your personal risk depends on your age and health, the prevalence of the virus in your area and the precautions you take during any of these activities.
Anthony Fauci on Covid-19 Re-openings, Vaccines, and Moving at 'Warp Speed'
STAT, June 01, 2020
The world will have limited data on the new vaccines when they are deployed, and may have to balance the need to save lives with the possibility of some adverse events.
A Biblical-Era Israeli Shrine Shows Signs of the Earliest Ritual Use of Marijuana
Science News, May 28, 2020
Chemical analyses of residue from an altar reveal a cannabis-animal dung mixture
Solution to Century-Old Math Problem Could Predict Transmission of Infectious Diseases
Science Daily, May 29, 2020
An academic has achieved a milestone in statistical/mathematical physics by solving a 100-year-old physics problem -- the discrete diffusion equation in finite space.
Could Corporations Control Territory in Space? Under new US Rules, It Might Be Possible
The Conversation, June 02, 2020
The US has also begun to reshape international space law to suit its purposes - a move that has many countries concerned..
How You Should Read Coronavirus Studies, or Any Science Paper
New York Times, June 01, 2020
When you read through a scientific paper, it's important to maintain a healthy skepticism.
COSMOS
Neutron Star Cores May Contain Exotic Quark Matter
Sci-News, June 02, 2020
Up until now, it has remained unclear whether inside the cores of massive neutron stars nuclear matter collapses into an even more exotic state called quark matter,
in which the nuclei themselves no longer exist
Black Hole Paradoxes Reveal a Fundamental Link Between Energy and Order
Quanta, May 28, 2020
By chewing on the problems posed by "extremal" black holes, physicists have exposed a surprising and universal connection between energy and entropy.
Searching for New Sources of Matter-Antimatter Symmetry Breaking in Higgs Boson Interaction with Top Quarks
Phys.Org, June 02, 2020
The imbalance between matter and antimatter, which led to the present-day universe, is a consequence of CP-violating processes that occurred just moments after the Big Bang.
The Closest Star to Us Also Has an Earth-Sized Planet Orbiting It
Mother Nature News, May 28, 2020
Researchers have confirmed that our sun's nearest celestial neighbor - Proxima Centauri - has a planet in tow. And from here, it looks a lot like Earth.
Physics World, June 01, 2020
Materials known as topological insulators have the unusual property of being able to conduct electricity on their surface even though they are insulators inside. If that weren't strange enough, physicists have now shown experimentally that such materials can exist in four spatial dimensions.
Covid-19 Makes the Case for More Meatpacking Robots
Wired, May 25, 2020
The coronavirus has hit meat processing plants hard. But not in Denmark, where automation makes for safer slaughterhouses.
Forget Dragon, the Falcon 9 Rocket Is the Secret Sauce of SpaceX Success
ArsTechnica, June 03, 2020
The booster has etched a number of superlative firsts, from vertical landing and subsequent reuse, to flying into orbit with a record nine first-stage engines.
DNA and the Dead Sea Scrolls
Cosmos, June 03, 2020
Modern technology used to explore ancient manuscripts.
COVID-19: How to Boost the Immune System with Vitamins
Deutsche Welle, May 07, 2020
A functioning immune system is crucial in the fight against COVID-19. To maintain it, the body needs sufficient vitamins and other nutrients. But that is exactly what many people lack.
Is It Safe Yet To Get Your Physical Or A Dental Checkup?
NPR/Shots, June 03, 2020
Many hospitals, clinics and dental offices in some places across the U.S. are beginning to open now for routine, preventative care that was postponed in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
What Science Says About the Health Benefits of Plant-Based Diets
Discover, June 02, 2020
What is considered a plant-based diet, and what makes it so healthy?
Get Strong and Lean While Spurring Fat Loss and Staving Off Effects of Aging
Healthline, January 09, 2019 (archive)
Regardless of whether you call it strength, resistance, or weight training, any body can benefit from gaining muscle. A strong core and limbs can help you avoid falling or make lugging groceries up the stairs easier.
How Air Pollution Messes with Our Minds
Chemical & Engineering News, May 31, 2020
Air pollution inflames the brain, sparking reactions that lead to diseases such as dementia and autism
NATURE
Science Daily, May 28, 2020
For the last eight years, the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD) Consortium (and its predecessor, the Exome Aggregation Consortium, or ExAC), has been working with geneticists around the world to compile and study more than 125,000 exomes and 15,000 whole genomes from populations around the world.
Rugged 'Mountains' Taller Than Everest Lurk Deep Inside Earth
National Geographic, May 29, 2020
Revealed by powerful earthquakes, the subterranean structures offer exciting new clues to why our planet is a chemical oddball.
Mass Extinctions Are Accelerating
New York Times, June 02, 2020
Five hundred species are likely to become extinct over the next two decades, according to a new study.
ENVIRONMENT
US Ranks 24th in the World on Environmental Performance
The Guardian, June 04, 2020
Analysis by Yale and Columbia universities shows US lagging far behind other industrialized countries in a range of categories
In the Chesapeake Bay, Saving Seagrasses Can Fight Ocean Acidification
National Geographic, June 02, 2020
Surprisingly, minerals formed in restored seagrass beds can offset human-caused acidification miles away.
House Democrats to Unveil Green Infrastructure Bill This Week
E&E News, June 02, 2020
House Democrats plan to release a massive green infrastructure package this week, an aide confirmed to E&E News, ending months of anticipation among transportation and infrastructure advocates.
Stopping Deforestation Can Prevent Pandemics
Scientific American, June 2020 issue
SARS, Ebola and now SARS-CoV-2: all three of these highly infectious viruses have caused global panic since 2002-and all three of them jumped to humans from wild animals that live in dense tropical forests.
Animal Rights Activists Uncover the Locations of Thousands of Factory Farms
The Intercept, May 31, 2020
The animal agriculture industry has spent decades fighting to avoid the disclosure of information about facilities where animals are raised for food
CLIMATE
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