NASA’s Artemis mission to shed light on Moon’s space environment

WASHINGTON – Two micro satellites launched into the Earth’s orbit by NASA in 2007 have now been redirected towards new orbits around the Moon to study its space environment in more detail.

The second of the two probes inaugurated new science operations for a new mission dubbed ARTEMIS-Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence, and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction … Original source on Gaea Times at : NASA’s Artemis mission to shed light on Moon’s space environment.

Women in their 20s ’should freeze ovaries to boost pregnancy chances’

LONDON – A fertility expert has claimed that women in their 20s should freeze their ovaries if they want to conceive later in life.

Dr Sherman Silber, who carried out the world’s first full ovary transplant, said that women in 20s should be thinking of having the procedure now.

Storing one third of an ovary would mean …. Read the original article  : here.

‘Speed gun’ for Earth’s insides developed

LONDON – University of Bristol’s scientists have claimed that they have developed a seismological ’speed gun’ for the inside of the Earth and this technique will enable them to measure the way the Earth’s deep interior slowly moves around.

The mantle motion is what controls the location of our continents and oceans, and where the tectonic … Read more >>>.

Action ‘needed to save archaeological sites threatened by rising seas’

WASHINGTON – Scientists have issued call to action for archaeological sites threatened by rising seas.

Should global warming cause sea levels to rise as predicted in coming decades, thousands of archaeological sites in coastal areas around the world will be lost to erosion.

With no hope of saving all of these sites, archaeologists Torben Rick from … Original source on Gaea Times at : Action ‘needed to save archaeological sites threatened by rising seas’.

The secret behind cone snail’s venom pump discovered

WASHINGTON – The secret of how an amazing sea snail injects its venom after shooting a harpoon-like tooth into its prey – or some unlucky swimmer – at jetliner speeds has been discovered by scientists.

The creatures, called cone snails, use a highly specialized structure that instantly pumps the paralyzing venom through the tooth and into …. Source  : The secret behind cone snail’s venom pump discovered.

Device that reads and interprets your dreams may soon be a reality

LONDON – A US researcher has claimed that the day may not be far when it would be possible to read people’s dreams and interpret them.

The aim is not to interlope, but to extend our understanding of how and why people dream.

“It would be wonderful to read people’s minds” the BBC quoted Dr Moran Cerf … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Device that reads and interprets your dreams may soon be a reality.

Buckyballs much more common and abundant in universe than thought

WASHINGTON – Using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered bucket loads of buckyballs in space.

They found the little carbon spheres throughout our Milky Way galaxy-in the space between stars and around three dying stars.

What’s more, Spitzer detected buckyballs around a fourth dying star in a nearby galaxy in staggering quantities-the equivalent in mass …. Read the original article  : Buckyballs much more common and abundant in universe than thought.

Deep freeze may have spawned complex life on Earth

LONDON – The rise of complex life on Earth may have been given a boost by a spike in ancient marine phosphorus concentrations from 750 to 635 million years ago, University of California, Riverside, researchers say.

They found new evidence linking ‘Snowball Earth’ glacial events to the rise of early animals.

The controversial Snowball Earth hypothesis posits …. Original article  : Deep freeze may have spawned complex life on Earth.

Cheap reading glasses ‘can cost you your eyesight’

LONDON – New research suggests that cheap reading glasses might be readily available, but in the long term they can cost you your eyesight.

By the age of 50, most adults have problems reading a book or newspaper without spectacles, so the arrival of the cheap glasses in supermarkets, high street stores and market stalls less …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

High-tech ‘Sugru’ putty ‘an emergency fix for anything in the house’

LONDON – Sugru – a sort of magic plasticine – is being hailed as the universal emergency fix for anything broken around the house – from a leaking tap to a broken shelf.

It’s a a self-adhesive silicone putty that cures in the air, so once cured it will maintain the solid rubbery form of any …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : High-tech ‘Sugru’ putty ‘an emergency fix for anything in the house’.

14 million years old fossil found in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – The fossil of a beast that walked on earth some 14 million years ago has been found in a Pakistani village.

The Punjab Universitys zoology department research team discovered the remains of a deinotherium during excavation at Lava village, reported the Dawn Thursday. It didn’t say where precisely was the village located.
…. Original article  : 14 million years old fossil found in Pakistan.

New Android app lets you spy on lover’s text messages!

NEW YORK – Suspicious that your better half is cheating on you? You can find out for sure, provided they have an android phone.

Thanks to Secret SMS Replicator, a new app released for the Android on Wednesday, suspicious daters can now spy on every text message their loved ones receive.

Post installation, the app forwards all … Read more >>.

Tobacco’s content of toxic nicotine ‘makes it an excellent green pesticide’

WASHINGTON – Scientists are searching for new uses of tobacco and one potential use they have found is its use as a natural pesticide, due to tobacco’s content of toxic nicotine.

A “green” pesticide industry based on tobacco could provide additional income for farmers, and as well as a new eco-friendly pest-control agent, said Cedric … Read more : Tobacco’s content of toxic nicotine ‘makes it an excellent green pesticide’.

Brain hyperactivity ‘responsible for involuntary flashbacks’

WASHINGTON – Researchers from Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Minnesota have revealed that increased circuit activity in the right side of the brain causes involuntary flashbacks in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) sufferers.

All participants were required to wear the MEG (Magnetoencephalography) helmet while fixating on a spot 65 cm in front of … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Brain hyperactivity ‘responsible for involuntary flashbacks’.

Why thinking of Marilyn Monroe might light up our brain

LONDON – A US researcher has claimed that the day may not be far when it would be possible to read people’s dreams and interpret them.

The aim is not to interlope, but to extend our understanding of how and why people dream.

“It would be wonderful to read people’s minds” the BBC quoted Dr Moran Cerf …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Why thinking of Marilyn Monroe might light up our brain.

Human ancestors ‘colonized’ Africa 39 mn yrs ago

LONDON – An international team of scientists have said that anthropoids-the primate group that includes humans, apes, and monkeys-”colonized” Africa, rather than originally evolving in Africa.

The team discovered fossils found at the Dur At-Talah escarpment in central Libya, which includes three distinct families of anthropoid primates that lived in North Africa at approximately the same [..] Read the original article: here.

Sex differences in the brain ‘exaggerated, forcing gender stereotypes’

WASHINGTON – Many studies have reported sex differences in brain structure or patterns of neural activity but a psychological scientist from the Macquarie University in Australia believes that these differences are overblown.

According to Cordelia Fine, we should be skeptical about reports of brain differences between the sexes. As an academic, she was curious about the …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

A stick-on film that protects phone users from radiation

JERUSALEM – An Israeli firm has invented a stick-on film that would protect cell phone users from the dangers of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the device, a media report said.

Wise Environment, makers of the Cell La Vie radiation protector, said applying a thin, clear stick-on film to both sides of the cell phone will … Read more >>>.

Beached whale dies in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, Oct 28 (IANS/EFE) A whale that got beached two days ago in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state died early Wednesday despite the efforts of volunteers and firefighters to save it, officials said.

The 12-meter whale had been trapped on a sand bar off Buzios, a resort town located about 167 km from …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Beached whale dies in Brazil.

‘Gold bullet’ to kill breast cancer cells on the anvil

LONDON – Scientists from Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas, are developing a ‘golden bullet’ that will destroy breast cancer tumour cells.

Used with radiotherapy, the tiny shards of gold heat up and destroy the deadly cells that help tumours grow and ease their spread around the body.

When tested in mice, tiny pieces of silica, … Read more »»».