Weekly Roundup | Science and Space: Top 20 stories of the week of Jan 27th - Feb 3rd, 2017
Empty space is a boiling, bubbling brew of virtual particles that pop in and out of existence in a time scale so short that you can't even measure them. - Lawrence M. Krauss
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Ancient, scary and alien-looking specimen forms a rarity in the insect world – a new order
Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered a 100-million-year-old insect preserved in amber with a triangular head, almost-alien and “E.T.-like” appearance and features so unusual that it has been placed in its own scientific “order” – an incredibly rare event. There are about 1 million described species of insects, and millions more still to be discovered, but every species of insect on Earth has been placed in only 31 existing orders. Now there’s one more.
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Submitted on January 29th 2017 by melaniee with 3 comments
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TSRI Scientists Find Brain Hormone that Triggers Fat Burning
Biologists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a brain hormone that appears to trigger fat burning in the gut. Their findings in animal models could have implications for future pharmaceutical development. “This was basic science that unlocked an interesting mystery,” said TSRI Assistant Professor Supriya Srinivasan, senior author of the new study, published today in the journal Nature Communications.
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Submitted on January 27th 2017 by Apolatia
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A 58-story skyscraper in San Francisco is tilting and sinking — but the city says it's safe to live in
There's good news for the wealthy tenants of Millennium Tower, San Francisco's very own leaning tower. An inspection by the city's Department of Building Inspection concluded that the skyscraper, which has sunk 16 inches and tilted two inches since it opened in 2009, is safe to live in, according to The San Francisco Chronicle. "There was no evidence of life-safety concerns observed during the inspection," the report stated. "The building is safe to occupy at this time."
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Submitted on January 31st 2017 by geoleo with 6 comments and with 1 Related Links:
1. Who Will Pay for San Francisco's $750 Million Tilting Tower? Added by doodlegirl on February 1st 2017.
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A Glimpse of the Future: AI Will Change Everything
We can’t predict the future, but we can do our best to prepare for it. And in the face of an inevitable economic transition, preparation has to start now.
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Submitted on February 2nd 2017 by Appaloosa
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Scientists find 'oldest human ancestor' - BBC News
Researchers discover the earliest known ancestor of humans - and many other species.
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Submitted on January 31st 2017 by sashinator
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Trump’s Immigration Ban Is Already Harming American Science
Iranian scientists have been a major boon to everything from Mars exploration to Ebola-fighting to advanced mathematics. By Ed Yong.
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Submitted on January 30th 2017 by AdelleChattre with 20 comments and with 1 Related Links:
1. Meet the scientists affected by Trump’s immigration ban Added by gladsdotter on January 30th 2017.
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The confusing, wild world of science under the Trump administration
A revolt among federal scientists reveals the deep distrust Trump sowed in calling climate change a “hoax” and favoring business over environmental stewardship. By Zack Colman.
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Submitted on January 28th 2017 by AdelleChattre with 2 comments and with 2 Related Links:
1. Koch political network to spend $300M to $400M over 2 years Added by AdelleChattre on January 29th 2017.
2. Anti-choice advocate admits to Joy Reid her ultimate goal is to make birth control illegal Added by AdelleChattre on January 29th 2017.
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Science Needs You: Volunteer or Sign Up to the Scientists’ March in Washington D.C.
Scientists are planning a Scientists’ March on Washington to protest the Trump administration’s anti-science policies. By Robby Berman.
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Submitted on January 30th 2017 by AdelleChattre
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The Jellyfish Nebula
Photo by Eric Coles.
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Submitted on January 30th 2017 by KingLin with 1 comments
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Doubts Cloud Claims of Metallic Hydrogen
A new study reports the compression of hydrogen gas to a metallic state, but skeptics are unconvinced. By Davide Castelvecchi.
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Submitted on January 30th 2017 by AdelleChattre
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The high-tech war on science fraud
The problem of fake data may go far deeper than scientists admit. Now a team of researchers has a controversial plan to root out the perpetrators.
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Submitted on February 1st 2017 by gladsdotter
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These Mushroom-Based Drones Eat Themselves at Mission’s End
Once the job is done, the tiny gliders are designed to disappear. By Tim Wright.
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Submitted on February 2nd 2017 by AdelleChattre
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Physicists Have Found a Metal That Conducts Electricity but Not Heat
Researchers have identified a metal that conducts electricity without conducting heat - an incredibly useful property that defies our current understanding of how conductors work.
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Submitted on February 1st 2017 by sjvn with 1 comments
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Heisenberg's Astrophysics Prediction Finally Confirmed After 80 Years
80 years ago, physicist Werner Heisenberg (who determined the two fundamental uncertainty relations), along with Hans Euler, predicted that because of these virtual particles, strong magnetic fields should affect how light propagates through a vacuum. Thanks to neutron star astronomy, that prediction has just been confirmed.
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Submitted on February 2nd 2017 by sjvn
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3 Galaxies That Shouldn't Exist
The universe is a big place full of galaxies that we've only begun to study. SciShow Space presents 3 of the strangest ones we've found so far.Published on Jan 31, 2017 · 49 minutes ago
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Submitted on January 31st 2017 by b1ackbird
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Fast food packaging contains potentially harmful chemicals that can leach into food
Many Americans, with the start of the New Year, will resolve to cut back on fast food to avoid an overload of fat and calories. Yet, there is another reason to resist the temptation to indulge in fast food. The greaseproof packaging holding your burger and fries may contain potentially harmful fluorinated chemicals that can leach into food, according to a new peer-reviewed study.
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Submitted on February 2nd 2017 by sasky
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The Brain’s Connections Shrink During Sleep
This mass downscaling stops neurons from becoming saturated—which may be one of the reasons why sleep exists at all.
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Submitted on February 2nd 2017 by gladsdotter
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We’re probably underestimating how quickly electric vehicles will disrupt the oil market
Unpredictably rapid growth happens pretty predictably.
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Submitted on February 2nd 2017 by drunkenninja
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The Science Is In: Greater Equality Makes Societies Healthier
Let’s consider the health of two babies born into two different societies. Baby A is born in one of the richest countries in the world, the United States, home to more than half of the world’s billionaires. It is a country that spends somewhere between 40 and 50 percent of the world’s total spending on health care, although it contains less than 5 percent of the world’s population. Spending on drug treatments and hightech scanning equipment is particularly high.
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Submitted on January 31st 2017 by doodlegirl
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