Prolonged spaceflight can damage bone structure permanently and age parts of the skeleton prematurely by as much as 10 years, according to a new report. Adapted training programs and certain medicat… [+6010 chars]
by Gesine Steiner, Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung Scientists from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, together with colleagues from the U.S. and Au… [+4552 chars]
Every year, the Perseid meteor shower, or the Perseids, greets Earth from mid-July to late August. The peak shower will be around August 13 this year, according to the Beijing Planetarium. The Pers… [+1716 chars]
Introduction Pathogenic bacteria produce a broad spectrum of molecular factors that facilitate colonization of the host organism, combat its immune response, and help acquire nutrients. These compou… [+76209 chars]
Network node: A vacuum system containing the ion trap used to create the "Bob" node in the Oxford-CEA-Switzerland experiment. (Courtesy: David Nadlinger/University of Oxford) Two independent researc… [+6798 chars]
Based on mitogenome evidence, we found that the two Rhacophorus individuals we collected in Motuo County in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China were R. rhodopus (Figs. 5, 6 and 7). The two sequences h… [+11143 chars]
image: When fiddler crabs burrow into mangrove soils, they help to distribute nutrients and beneficial bacteria throughout the soil, as well as positively impacting soil salinity and pH.view more C… [+3375 chars]
Orbital debris from a Russian anti-satellite weapons test is menacing the Starlink satellite constellation, with researchers reporting more than 6,000 close calls with the SpaceX satellites. The ne… [+2860 chars]
SINGAPORE: The final supermoon of the year illuminated the night sky over Singapore on Thursday (Aug 11). The supermoon, also known as the Sturgeon Moon, will occur between the night of Thursday and… [+481 chars]
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SINGAPORE: The final supermoon of the year illuminated the night sky over Singapore on Thursday (Aug 11). The supermoon, also known as the Sturgeon Moon, will occur between the night of Thursday and… [+481 chars]
