After more than nine months on the International Space Station, two astronauts are a step closer to returning home following Friday’s launch of a crew swap mission. Phys.org has more:
Scientists led by a team from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark have found a "strong link" between Western-style diets and neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The researchers' analysis also "identifies specific nutrients and foods that could serve as the foundation for improved dietary guidelines and preventative strategies," says food scientist David Horner. Read more at @ScienceAlert:
(13 Mar) In one dog breed, selection for utility may have selected for obesity
Selecting trainable dogs may have gotten us dogs that wou...
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A class Pack of 10 Simple Morse Practice oscillator kits for soldering practice or as a first kit. Ideal for Schools, Guide / Scout Groups, Electronic or radio amateur clubs.
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Just a few sols after successfully sealing the challenging Green Gardens core, Perseverance roved on to the Broom Point workspace to collect another sample called Main River.
Check out this post by Denise Buckner, Postdoctoral Fellow at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
https://science.nasa.gov/blog/navigating-a-slanted-river/
People thinking COVID-19 is harmless now should have a listen to the podcast from Quirks and Quarks
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/mar-15-the-silent-long-term-effects-of-covid-and-more-1.7483146
EEeeek wear a mask.
Weight Loss Isn’t Always Healthy? Study Finds It Can Be Deadly for Some Patients https://scitechdaily.com/weight-loss-isnt-always-healthy-study-finds-it-can-be-deadly-for-some-patients/ #science
Environmental groups sound new alarm as fossil fuel lobby pushes for immunity https://www.byteseu.com/831731/ #EverythingScience #Science
New tinnitus treatment emerges from blocking back-channels in the ear
https://newatlas.com/biology/tinnitus-treatment-blocking-back-channels-ear/
Curiosity Rover - Sol 4497: Yet More interesting rock textures in this Bayer reconstructed R-MastCam. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk
This is so sad. 
And I can see no end to the ongoing tragedy...
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Whether they hop around the prairie, dabble in wetlands, flit through forests, or forage along the shore, birds are suffering rapid population declines across the United States.
That’s the finding from the latest State of the Birds report, a status check on the country’s avian life published every few years by a coalition of science and conservation groups. The 2025 report shows that birds across most habitats have suffered major losses since 1970. Grassland and aridland species have been dealt the heaviest blow: both groups lost more than 40% of their total populations over that period.
What’s more, the trends for many habitat groups have gotten worse. Even waterfowl, which had previously been a conservation bright spot amid the alarming declines, have seen their numbers drop since the last edition of the report. Overall, around one-third of U.S. birds, or 229 species, are of high or moderate conservation concern, according to the report — dealing with low population levels, declining trends, or other threats that call for conservation action to step up.
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FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.audubon.org/magazine/sweeping-new-report-shows-us-birds-declining-sharply-across-range-habitats
The top 10 fastest-warming countries are all in Europe.
The top ten countries experiencing the highest temperature increases are all in Europe. Each of these European nations recorded a temperature rise exceeding 2.5°C in 2023, compared to the 1951-1980 baseline.
Euronews takes a closer look at country-level changes, with insights from experts.
How the North Sea tanker collision could affect one of Britain's most important coastlines https://phys.org/news/2025-03-north-sea-tanker-collision-affect.html #science
“Australia must double down on getting a seat at the table to access the world’s largest research fund, Horizon Europe”
QT @johnquiggin , reporting on Australian universities realising that research cooperation with the USA will soon be dead.
Behold! This is what a lunar eclipse looks like... from the surface of the Moon. That dark circle is Earth.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander took this image last night.
Not everyone’s rockets are blowing up:
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/lunar-eclipse-moon-lander-blue-ghost
A rock with a dome-like structure, captured 12 hours ago by Curiosity in the canyon between Texoli Butte and Gould Mesa. It is mentioned in the latest mission update, by Sharon Wilson Purdy: https://science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-4477-4478-bumping-back-to-business/
#Mars Mar. 14, 2025 (Sol 4480)
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Another day, another drive for Perseverance rover. This short drive was completed during mission sol 1445 (March 14, 2025). Arriving at site 70.0.
Attached is a roughly processed post-drive 4-tile L-NavCam image, the drive data and screen capture of the mission map. The dogleg traverse distance was just 6.45 meters (~21 ft) west-northwest. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UofA.
