WASHINGTON—A fresh analysis of radar images obtained more than three decades ago has yielded new evidence indicating Venus, Earth’s planetary next-door neighbor, is currently volcanically active—a dynamic world with eruptions and lava flows. Researchers said on Wednesday radar images taken by NASA’s Magellan spacecraft showed that a volcanic vent about a mile (1.6 km) wide…
Tesla’s Plans for Zero Rare Earth EV Motor Could Undermine Beijing’s Secret Weapon—Its Rare Earth Monopoly
News Analysis At its 2023 Investor Day presentation in Texas, Tesla revealed its plans to produce its next generation EV motor without any rare earth minerals. As a global leader in the electric vehicle market, Tesla’s plan for zero rare earth permanent magnet motors, if successful, could have a significant impact on the rare earth market—particularly China’s rare…
Blood in Stool: 4 Main Causes, 1 Cause Might Be Colorectal Polyps or Cancer
Does blood in stool always indicate a health red flag? Seeing blood in the toilet bowl can be alarming. However, passing bloody stool does not necessarily indicate a serious problem, and only two situations may suggest severe disease (such as colorectal cancer) that requires immediate medical attention. 4 Main Causes of Blood in Stool, Symptoms…
All Vaccines Perform Worse Than Natural Immunity Against COVID: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
While it has become a fact that vaccines have performed drastically worse during the Omicron era, a recent meta-analysis accounting for dozens of studies reveals that natural immunity offers better protection against reinfection, symptomatic infections, and severe disease from all COVID-19 variants than all the COVID vaccines. In addition, natural immunity offered the advantage of…
Future NASA Moonwalkers to Sport Sleeker Spacesuits
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Moonwalking astronauts will have sleeker, more flexible spacesuits that come in different sizes when they step onto the lunar surface later this decade. Exactly what that looks like remained under wraps. The company designing the next-generation spacesuits, Axiom Space, said Wednesday that it plans to have new versions for training purposes for NASA…
As Antibiotic-Resistance Threat Grows, Treatment Is Becoming ‘More Complicated’: Expert
Antibiotic resistance is an increasingly significant public health issue in the United States. The problem is rapidly growing and is predicted to kill 10 million people every year by 2050 (pdf). Some pathogens have already become “superbugs” that are resistant to many types of antibiotics. “Diseases that have been treatable may become incurable as time goes on,” warned…
Pentagon UFO Chief Intrigued by Possible Alien ‘Dandelion Seeds’ in Our Solar System
It’s possible that an extraterrestrial spacecraft is sending mini-probes to study the planets of our solar system, in a way similar to what human space agencies do, the head of the Pentagon’s unidentified anomalous phenomena research office said in a recent draft report. The characteristics of certain unusual, unexplained interstellar objects have prompted researchers to…
New Childhood Obesity Guidelines May Cause Increase in Eating Disorders
An irreconcilable divide between the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and therapists and groups treating childhood eating disorders highlights the convoluted problem of childhood obesity amid a society where junk foods are cheap and plentiful and nutrition education is scarce. The AAP’s new guidelines are meant to advise doctors on stronger treatments for obese child patients,…
3 Common Foods Give You a Bad Gut Microbiome
The gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi, these microbiome are of vital importance to your health. What foods can hurt—or help your microbiome? Health Effects of a Bad Gut Microbiome Dr. Colby Kash, COO and Cofounder of Camelot Biocapital, and author of The Autoimmune Plague: How to Regain…
NASA Webb Telescope Captures Star on Cusp of Death
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The Webb Space Telescope has captured the rare and fleeting phase of a star on the cusp of death. NASA released the picture Tuesday at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas. The observation was among the first made by Webb following its launch in late 2021. Its infrared eyes observed all…
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