#Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope, already damaged, collapses

#Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope, already damaged, collapses

“#Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope, already damaged, collapses” SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A huge, already damaged radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has played a key role in astronomical discoveries for more than half a century completely collapsed on Tuesday. The telescope’s 900-ton receiver platform fell onto the reflector dish more than 400 feet…

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#Google’s DeepMind AI cracks 50-year-old riddle in major scientific breakthrough

#Google’s DeepMind AI cracks 50-year-old riddle in major scientific breakthrough

“#Google’s DeepMind AI cracks 50-year-old riddle in major scientific breakthrough” Artificial intelligence has helped to solve a 50-year-old riddle that could lead to faster virus treatments and medicinal discoveries. The “protein folding problem” has baffled scientists for decades because there are so many different types of proteins and they can be found in all living…

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#Slow and steady or a big spurt? How to grow a ferocious dinosaur

#Slow and steady or a big spurt? How to grow a ferocious dinosaur

“#Slow and steady or a big spurt? How to grow a ferocious dinosaur” WASHINGTON – Large meat-eating dinosaurs attained their great size through very different growth strategies, with some taking a slow and steady path and others experiencing an adolescent growth spurt, according to scientists who analyzed slices of fossilized bones. The researchers examined the…

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#Researchers find evidence of ‘lost planet’ in the solar system

#Researchers find evidence of ‘lost planet’ in the solar system

“#Researchers find evidence of ‘lost planet’ in the solar system” Though researchers continue to hunt for the mysterious Planet 9, experts have discovered evidence that another planet, residing between Uranus and Saturn, “escaped” billions of years ago. The research, published in the scientific journal Icarus, suggests that an “ice giant” was “kicked out” in the…

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#Apophis asteroid, nicknamed ‘God of Chaos,’ is speeding up

#Apophis asteroid, nicknamed ‘God of Chaos,’ is speeding up

“#Apophis asteroid, nicknamed ‘God of Chaos,’ is speeding up” An asteroid that has been nicknamed after the Egyptian God of Chaos is speeding up, scientists recently revealed. Scientifically known as 99942 Apophis, the massive, 1,120-foot-wide space rock will fly within 23,441 miles above Earth’s surface on April 13, 2029, as well as in 2036. However,…

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#COVID-19 vaccine education is key to distribution success: doctor

#COVID-19 vaccine education is key to distribution success: doctor

“#COVID-19 vaccine education is key to distribution success: doctor” News that pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine candidate showed 90% efficacy in phase 3 clinical trial was applauded by infectious disease experts on Monday — but getting both the medical community and the public to receive the vaccine, should it be authorized by the…

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#California wine country adapting to annual wildfire threat

#California wine country adapting to annual wildfire threat

“#California wine country adapting to annual wildfire threat” SAN FRANCISCO — Harvest season in Northern California’s wine country is what dream weddings are made of: ripe grapevines and golden sunsets provide ceremonies an alluring backdrop that every year draws millions of visitors. But harvest season now overlaps with fire season as wildfires, too, have become…

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