Coronavirus survives on surfaces for hours, turning into a pancake-like film

[ad_1] Coronavirus can remain infectious on surfaces for DAYS by turning into a microscopic pancake-like film, study finds More than 99.9% of the liquid in coronavirus droplets evaporates within minutes But the virus survives because the dried droplet turns into a pancake-like film It sticks to a surface for hours and can remain contagious if … Read more

China launches robotic spacecraft to the moon

[ad_1] China on Tuesday launched an unmanned spacecraft on a previously untouched part of the Moon to bring moon rocks back to Earth. The mission of the Chang’e-5 probe, named after the ancient Chinese goddess of the moon, is to collect 4 1/2 pounds of samples to help scientists better understand the origins and formation … Read more

Stoned Age: Native American art confirms hallucinogenic drug use – USA TODAY

[ad_1] Stoned Age: Native American art confirms the use of hallucinogenic drugsUSA TODAY Native Californians soared on hallucinogenic plants and painted rock art, study findsCNN 400 years ago, visitors to this painted cave took hallucinogensNational Geographic Research shows how hallucinogens shaped prehistoric rock artPhys.org California cave holds first evidence of humans taking hallucinogens, study findsScience … Read more

New color study attempts to decode the ‘brain pantone’

[ad_1] At first, Conway was quite skeptical of his results. “The word on the street is MEG has very crappy spatial resolution,” he says. Basically the machine is good at detecting when there is brain activity, but not so good to show you or in the brain that activity is. But it turned out the … Read more

For 9500 €, Nature magazines will make your article free to read | Science

[ad_1] Some researchers wonder if someone other than the best-funded will be able to pay the cost of nature‘highest open access fees. Rannev / shutterstock.com By Jeffrey BrainardNovember 24, 2020 at 1:00 a.m. The elite Nature journal family, including flagship product Nature, announced today that it is taking the step towards open access in scientific … Read more

Satellite images show notches in Arecibo telescope that will stop it

[ad_1] Satellites have spotted gashes in the damaged Arecibo Observatory, which is expected to be decommissioned by the United States’ National Science Foundation (NSF). The 57-year-old radio telescope supported two cable failures which made his massive dish too unstable to be repaired safely, according to the NSF. Cable failures also damaged the massive dish, which … Read more

Scientists discover surprising way young alligators repel missing tails

[ad_1] The American alligator has some tail regrowth secrets to share. Ruth Elsey and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Everyone knows the fascinating history of lizards, how they can lose a tail to a predator, escape and then push back a new one later. It’s not just lizards that can perform this biological … Read more