Mineral nunca visto na terra?

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/08/06/that-newfound-mineral-isnt-harder-than-diamond-but-it-is-from-space.amp.html

Citando:
"The mineral came from the Uakit meteorite, named for the Russian location where it was found. Scientists recently presented their discovery of the meteorite's new mineral, named uakitite, at the Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society in Moscow.

The researchers found that more than 98 percent of the meteorite consists of kamacite, an alloy of iron and 5 to 10 percent nickel, that's formed in space and is found only in meteorites, which are rocks that fall from space to Earth's surface. The remaining 1 to 2 percent of the meteorite consists of just over a dozen minerals that, for the most part, are exclusively formed in space. On top of that, the composition of the extraordinary space rock suggests that it must have formed under brutally hot temperatures, well over 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit (1,000 degrees Celsius), the researchers said. [Fallen Stars: A Gallery of Famous Meteorites]"

O porco maravilha?

https://www.salon.com/2018/07/29/how-meeting-a-famous-pig-made-me-reconsider-eating-meat/

Citando:
"fore my fiancée introduced me to Esther the Wonder Pig — figuratively, not literally — I never could have seen myself trekking all the way up to Canada from my home state of Pennsylvania, future in-laws in tow, to meet a sow best known for a presence on Facebook and Instagram that has earned her an adoring fanbase (including my soon-to-be betrothed). Now that a month has passed and I've returned from my trip to the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary, where she lives, I find it difficult to eat any meat products without cringing — literally, not figuratively — at the thought of what exactly I'm putting into my body... and, for that matter, my soul."

Edição de genes: 2 versões?

https://www.axios.com/successful-gene-editing-sheds-light-on-chromosomal-activity-76b49174-d60a-4738-8b45-1cb820867ff8.html

Citando:
"Why it matters: Cas9 is the first-discovered and most popular enzyme used by the CRISPR technology, but it has been known to have safety concerns. It sometimes unsafely targets the wrong gene or even deletes sections of the genome. However, Cas12a may be safer because it discriminates more strongly against mismatches than Cas9, the scientists say."

Compressão de genes?

https://www.axios.com/successful-gene-editing-sheds-light-on-chromosomal-activity-76b49174-d60a-4738-8b45-1cb820867ff8.html

Citando:
"Scientists from two teams reported Wednesday in Nature they were able to use CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology to dramatically restructure a yeast cell's complex genome that continued to live but was sometimes unable to reproduce in future generations.

Why it matters: Scientists seek a better understanding of how chromosomes are copied and divided in humans in order to figure out what causes faulty chromosome packages that can trigger miscarriages and some genetic disorders like Down's syndrome. Plus, they want to examine more closely the role played by the number of chromosomes, which differs greatly by species."

Python new material?

https://news.avclub.com/a-bunch-of-lost-monty-python-sketches-have-been-discove-1828039195

Vaginal rejuvenation what?

https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/31/17635284/vaginal-rejuvenation-fda-scott-gottlieb-health-science

Scutoids o quê?

https://www.livescience.com/63207-scutoid-new-shape-nature.html

Galáxia vizinha fotografada

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2018/hubble-images-milky-way-s-big-sister

Citando:
"This image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) shows a beautiful spiral galaxy called NGC 6744. At first glance, it resembles our Milky Way albeit larger, measuring more than 200,000 light-years across compared to a 100,000-light-year diameter for our home galaxy.

NGC 6744 is similar to our home galaxy in more ways than one."

Estrelas e buracos negros

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/star-black-hole-einstein-relativity-proof-light-a8466041.html

Citando:
"Einstein's 100-year-old general theory of relativity predicted that light from stars would be stretched to longer wavelengths by the extreme gravitational field of a black hole, and the star would appear redder, an effect known as gravitational red shift."

A arma que pode ser impressa?

Talvez não (questões de segurança):
http://exameinformatica.sapo.pt/noticias/mercados/2018-07-20-Testamos-a-arma-em-3D-que-ja-se-pode-imprimir-legalmente-nos-Estados-Unidos

Água em Marte...

E muita:
https://www.publico.pt/2018/07/25/ciencia/noticia/agua-em-estado-liquido-encontrada-em-marte-1839119

Citando:
"Depois de uma dúzia de anos de investigação com recurso a um radar, um grupo de cientistas italianos relatou a existência de fortes indícios da presença de água líquida e salgada aprisionada debaixo de uma camada de gelo, com quilómetro e meio, na calota do pólo Sul de Marte. O estudo foi publicado esta quarta-feira na revista Science e apresenta os resultados da missão Mars Express, da Agência Espacial Europeia. As investigações feitas graças aos dados do radar MARSIS (Radar Avançado de Marte para Ressonância da Subsuperfície e da Ionosfera), obtidos entre Maio de 2012 e Dezembro de 2015, vieram confirmar o que há muito se suspeitava: há, de facto, água em quantidades relevantes no estado líquido no planeta vermelho."

Park Solar Probe (NASA)

http://exameinformatica.sapo.pt/noticias/ciencia/2018-07-25-NASA-prepara-se-para-mandar-sonda-rumo-ao-Sol

Citando:
"Parker Solar Probe deve chegar à coroa solar, a camada exterior da atmosfera do Sol, localizado a cerca de seis milhões de quilómetros da superfície do astro. Mesmo assim, será o mais próximo que alguma vez estivemos do Sol.

A sonda da NASA tem o tamanho aproximado de um carro e vai “mergulhar” na coroa solar para realizar experiências e obter informações sobre, por exemplo, comom é que os campos magnéticos e elétricos têm impacto nos ventos solares, o que faz com que partículas acelerem para o espaço e porque é que a coroa solar é mais quente que a superfície do Sol, explica a Popular Science."

Great Depression - Fotógrafos

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jul/24/a-vision-shared-book-review-great-depression-photographers

3D printed houses

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/jun/06/netherlands-to-build-worlds-first-habitable-3d-printed-houses

Andrómeda comeu o pequeno almoço.

E o jantar será a Via Láctea:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jul/23/discovered-milky-way-long-lost-galactic-sibling

Citando:
"The theory is backed up by a massive stream of stars trailing out behind Andromeda, which the scientists believe can be tracked back to this event. And it could help explain M32’s unusual composition, which has remained a source of puzzlement until now.

“M32 is a weirdo,” Bell said. “While it looks like a compact example of an old, elliptical galaxy, it actually has lots of young stars. It’s one of the most compact galaxies in the universe.”"

Tribos isoladas

https://news.sky.com/story/the-mystery-of-the-worlds-uncontacted-tribes-11443131

Quão tóxica é a Lua?

http://earthsky.org/space/is-moon-dust-toxic-to-humans

Citando:
"When the Apollo astronauts returned from the moon, the dust that clung to their spacesuits made their throats sore and their eyes water. Lunar dust is made of sharp, abrasive and nasty particles, but how toxic is it for humans?

The “lunar hay fever,” as NASA astronaut Harrison Schmitt described it during 1972’s Apollo 17 mission, created symptoms in all 12 people who have stepped on the moon. From sneezing to nasal congestion, in some cases it took days for the reactions to fade. Inside the spacecraft, the dust smelled like burnt gunpowder"

Dietas antigas rastreadas em fósseis...

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44862778

Citando:
"In the new study, published in the journalProceedings of the Royal Society of London B , researchers analysed 100 archaeological samples from across England, as well as 14 samples from living dental patients and individuals who have recently died.

Dietary proteins were found in about one third of the analysed samples.

Proteins found in ancient dental plaque have already revealed that humans were drinking milk as far back as 6,500 BC."

Chuva de estrelas a pedido?

https://news.sky.com/story/worlds-first-artificial-meteor-shower-to-light-sky-over-japan-in-2020-11441714

Citando:
"A Japanese company which claims it can produce shooting stars on demand has said it will create the world's first artificial meteor shower in 2020."

O sarcófago preto foi aberto

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/black-sarcophagus-egypt-what-is-inside-curse-alexandria-a8455156.html