A new list of stars tells us where to look for planets similar to Earth

[ad_1] The artistic concept of TESS in search of exoplanets.Illustration: NASA / Cornell University Astronomers have created a catalog of 1,822 nearby stars around which the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission could spot planets receiving a level of starry light similar to that of the Earth. This is a crucial step in humanity's search … Read more

NASA and ESA pay people $ 19,000 to stay in bed for 60 days

[ad_1] Whatever your personal idea of ​​the work of your dreams, you have to admit that being paid to stay in bed sounds pretty awesome – and that's exactly what NASA and ESA want teams to volunteers to test the potential benefits of artificial gravity for long-range space missions. The research, which is being conducted … Read more

NARRATIVE FAILURE: one of the largest glaciers on earth shrinking again

[ad_1] In a blow to global warming providers, a new study found that a huge Greenland glacier that was shrinking rapidly is expanding. NBC News reports that a new study published in Nature Geoscience examined the Jakobshavn Glacier, in west-central Greenland, the fastest and largest glacier of ice cap volume, and revealed that unlike The … Read more

Alexander von Humboldt: the graphic novel

[ad_1] The adventures of Alexander von Humboldt Andrea Wulf and Lillian Melcher Pantheon (2019) Four years ago, the historian Andrea Wulf saved the Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) from a relative international obscurity with his charming biography, The invention of nature. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Humboldt's birth this year, Wulf partnered with … Read more

A scientist constructs artificial photosynthetic cells

[ad_1] <a rel = "lightbox" href = "https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/gfx/news/2019/elsiscientis.jpg" title = "Diagram of the artificial photosynthetic cell encapsulating an artificial artificial organelle composed of ATP synthase and bacteriorhodopsin.The artificial organelle synthesizes ATP by illumination.The photosynthesized ATP was consumed for transcription, GTP synthesis or translation. Nature Communications"> The schematics of the artificial photosynthetic cell encapsulating the artificial … Read more

The human brain can detect the Earth's magnetic field

[ad_1] A team of scientists has discovered that the human brain is capable of detecting the Earth's magnetic field, challenging previous studies. The team, from the California Institute of Technology in the United States, think humans were once able to detect the Earth's magnetic field and use it for navigation purposes, like many living beings, … Read more