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How Some Genes Have Helped Humans Adapt to Changing Diets | "Evolution is chiseling a sculpture, not constructing a building," explained Professor Omer Gokcumen. #genetics
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A thick, insulating crust of methane ice warms Titan's interior, softening the underlying ice and causing impact craters to rapidly flatten and heal over time. https://t.co/s7PkWIxdIL
Computer models show that a planet-induced pressure bump near Jupiter trapped cosmic dust, creating a "factory" that formed the solar system's diverse carbonaceous meteorites. https://t.co/Iiu6uKNZTX
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers discovered that the "hot Jupiter" exoplanet WASP-94A b experiences a daily weather cycle where rock-mineral clouds form in the morning and vaporize by evening. https://t.co/6e06UlcdJm
Using a technique called Shape-from-Shading, scientists created detailed 3D lunar maps to help mission planners select safe landing sites for Artemis astronauts at the Moon's south pole. https://t.co/jqAlk3QvkF
Scientists have developed a new statistical model that predicts winter weather up to six months in advance by forecasting the behavior of the stratospheric polar vortex. https://t.co/uenNtKR1fi
New images of Shalbatana Vallis from ESA's Mars Express orbiter reveal well-preserved geological clues of past water and lava activity on ancient Mars. https://t.co/YxJNcoQte1
Researchers have developed customizable omega-3 nanoemulsion drinks to protect astronauts' bones and muscles from space radiation. https://t.co/3UMGlQkhKU
Dr. Kurt Retherford: βThe new data has made us reconsider the strength of the previous paperβs conclusion regarding water vapor plumes.β https://t.co/ZiZpL6clBE
βWeβre trying to figure out how these big gas giants got there. Weβre studying the formation and migration pathways of big planets,β said Paul Smith. https://t.co/rAYecRW7eA
βWe are now exactly on target for the flyby, and weβve programmed the flight computer with everything that the spacecraft will do throughout May,β said Sarah Bairstow. https://t.co/VWot4NVEvk
βUp until now, we used a global circulation model (GCM) for Venus that is similar to Earthβs, but this model doesnβt include the hydraulic jump which we have now identified,β said Dr. Takeshi Imamura. https://t.co/T4fKAvjyVy
Dr. Fabian Klenner: βWeβre showing that life does not only produce molecules. Life also produces an organizational principle that we can see by applying statistics.β https://t.co/PuPl2CW1lU
βVIPER is a critical off-world resource mapping mission and will operate in the south polar region of the Moon to characterize potential resources and inform subsequent ISRU architectures for sustained human exploration.β https://t.co/fztJ90k4Ex
Dr. Chelsea X. Huang: βThis was a one-of-a-kind system. Hot Jupiters are βlonely,β meaning they donβt have companion planets inside their orbits.β https://t.co/9JGJRb5KLy
"There's a rapidly growing variety of interventions out there to mitigate greenhouse gases, and potentially affect public health as well,β said Dr. Jonathan J. Buonocore. https://t.co/7ix7xrml7t
βMarine animals are already being tracked to understand their behavior in relation to environmental conditions, but this study reveals how these data can also be leveraged for forecasting and climate applications,β said Dr. Neil Hammerschlag. https://t.co/8esDgANvDY
βWe found that the earlier a region became shadowed, the larger the area that was able to accumulate ice,β said Dr. Oded Aharonson. https://t.co/Qurd6zSdOh
Sebastian Zieba: βSince LHS 3844 b lacks such a silicate crust, one may conclude that Earth-like plate tectonics does not apply to this planet, or it is ineffective. This planet likely only contains little water.β https://t.co/SymN7w71wa