Researchers in Australia are developing a plastic-eating microorganism resembling the pellet-eating “Pac-man,” but the former may divert plastic from our oceans and landfills instead of merely winning you the satisfaction of a game. The microorganism is an enzyme that feasts on plastic. Enzymes are complex molecules that can speed up chemical reactions. For example, human…
Australian Scientists Make Organisms That Gobble up Plastics Like ‘Pac-Man’
Space Traveler Hayley Arceneaux Writes About Her ‘Wild Ride’
NEW YORK—The youngest American to journey into space, Hayley Arceneaux, has a simple title for her upcoming memoir: “Wild Ride.” Convergent, an imprint of Random House, announced Tuesday that “Wild Ride” will come out Sept. 6. It is part of a three-book deal that includes a middle-grade and picture book edition of her memoir. Arceneaux…
Mount Etna Roars Again, Sends Up Towering Volcanic Ash Cloud
ROME—Mount Etna has roared back to spectacular action after a few months of relative quiet, sending up a 7.5-mile high volcanic ash cloud over eastern Sicily. The lava flow from Etna, one of Europe’s most active volcanoes, was centered around the crater on the mountain’s southeast slope, Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology said…
Famed Alzheimer’s Researcher John Hardy Is a Knight … but Not in Shining Armor
The celebrated Alzheimer’s Disease researcher John Hardy was among the British doctors and medical researchers honored by Queen Elizabeth II with knighthoods at the dawn of the new year. It was just the latest on a long list of prestigious awards Hardy has collected, including the Potamkin Prize for his work identifying genetic aspects of…
Southwest United States Suffering From Worst Drought in 1,200 Years
A megadrought that’s been scorching southwestern United States for the past two decades is now noted to be the worst in around 1,200 years, based on new research that analyzed tree ring patterns. Megadroughts refer to severely arid conditions that last for a couple of decades. An initial study showed that the moisture deficit seen…
US Southwest Suffering From Worst Drought in 1,200 Years
A megadrought that’s been scorching southwestern United States for the past two decades is now noted to be the worst in around 1,200 years, based on new research that analyzed tree ring patterns. Megadroughts refer to severely arid conditions that last for a couple of decades. An initial study showed that the moisture deficit seen…
CDC: 10 Percent Chance for Genomic Sequencing of COVID-19 PCR Nasal Swab
February 17, 2022
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In a Feb. 16 Tweet, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that a large percentage of nasal swab PCR tests for COVID-19 were ultimately subjected to genomic sequencing analysis, raising red flags about the genetic privacy of individuals who took such tests. “Do you have signed consent forms for every single DNA…
Biden’s Land Bureau Breaking Law on New Oil and Gas Lease Sales: Barrasso
February 17, 2022
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Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has condemned the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for its failure to publish a public notice of onshore oil and gas lease sales for this quarter. He said their continued inaction violates the federal Mineral Leasing Act…
Google-Backed Artificial Intelligence Taught to Control Nuclear Fusion Reactor
DeepMind, the UK-based subsidiary of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has taught artificial intelligence how to control a nuclear fusion reactor. The company announced on Feb. 16 that it had used AI to successfully control superheated matter inside a nuclear fusion reactor, and their findings are detailed in a paper published in the journal, Nature. DeepMind whose long-term goal is…
SpaceX Announces 3 Private Space Missions Under Polaris Program
SpaceX is planning to launch three private flight missions in coming years, collectively called the Polaris Program, which seeks to demonstrate new technologies, advance deep space exploration while, at the same time, raise global awareness for Memphis-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Polaris Dawn, the first of these missions, is scheduled to be carried out…
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