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Your pet cat might enjoy a romp in the yard, but local wildlife won’t be so thrilled. Cats kill up to ten times more wildlife than a comparable predator in the wild, according to a new study.#cat #caturday #science
Fitting cats with geolocating backpacks shows there is a dark outcome to letting them out.www.inverse.com
Origami antenna springs up for small satellites
A novel helical antenna that sprang from a container the size of a tuna can is now operational in orbit. Developed by Oxford Space Systems in partnership with ESA, this origami-inspired antenna is equal in length to the shoebox-sized satellite hosting it, part of a growing constellation of nanosatellites providing Internet of Things services around the globe.
#engineering #technology #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
posted by pod_feeder_v2Origami antenna springs up for small satellites
A novel helical antenna that sprang from a container the size of a tuna can is now operational in orbit. Developed by Oxford Space Systems in partnership with ESA, this origami-inspired antenna is equal in length to the shoebox-sized satellite hosting it, part of a growing constellation of nanosatellites providing Internet of Things services around the globe.www.esa.int
A novel helical antenna that sprang from a container the size of a tuna can is now operational in orbit. Developed by Oxford Space Systems in partnership with ESA, this origami-inspired antenna is equal in length to the shoebox-sized satellite hosting it, part of a growing constellation of nanosatellites providing Internet of Things services around the globe.www.esa.int
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Italy’s Borexino detector has confirmed a decades-old theory, finding the first-ever evidence of a carbon-nitrogen-oxygen (CNO) cycle that produces neutrinos in our Sun.#astronomy #science
Italy’s Borexino detector has confirmed a decades-old theory, finding the first-ever evidence of a carbon-nitrogen-oxygen (CNO) cycle that produces neutrinos in our Sun. The researchers call …www.slashgear.com
Is this the real launch, or is this just fantasy?
A tremendous explosion bursts out from the Sun. Just a few minutes later and the spacecraft is bathed in radiation, blinding the star trackers it relies on to know what direction it's pointing in. The spacecraft goes into Safe Mode, like a turtle retreating into its shell. Most units are powered off, the onboard computer is rebooted and spacecraft points its solar arrays to the Sun. The control teams are left wondering what on Earth – or in space – has gone wrong.
#operations #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
posted by pod_feeder_v2Is this the real launch, or is this just fantasy?
A tremendous explosion bursts out from the Sun. Just a few minutes later and the spacecraft is bathed in radiation, blinding the star trackers it relies on to know what direction it's pointing in. The spacecraft goes into Safe Mode, like a turtle retreating into its shell. Most units are powered off, the onboard computer is rebooted and spacecraft points its solar arrays to the Sun. The control teams are left wondering what on Earth – or in space – has gone wrong.www.esa.int
A tremendous explosion bursts out from the Sun. Just a few minutes later and the spacecraft is bathed in radiation, blinding the star trackers it relies on to know what direction it's pointing in. The spacecraft goes into Safe Mode, like a turtle retreating into its shell. Most units are powered off, the onboard computer is rebooted and spacecraft points its solar arrays to the Sun. The control teams are left wondering what on Earth – or in space – has gone wrong.www.esa.int
ESAIL’s first map of global shipping
The ESAIL microsatellite for tracking ships at sea has captured 57 000 messages in its first 24 hours of operation, using advanced on-board processing algorithms.
#news #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
posted by pod_feeder_v2ESAIL’s first map of global shipping
The ESAIL microsatellite for tracking ships at sea has captured 57 000 messages in its first 24 hours of operation, using advanced on-board processing algorithms.www.esa.int
The ESAIL microsatellite for tracking ships at sea has captured 57 000 messages in its first 24 hours of operation, using advanced on-board processing algorithms.www.esa.int
| #tldr #science #research #articles #publications #summarization #summarizerTLDR: Extreme Summarization of Scientific Documents
We introduce TLDR generation, a new form of extreme summarization, for scientific papers. TLDR generation involves high source compression and requires expert background knowledge and understanding of complex domain-specific language. To facilitate study on this task, we introduce SciTLDR, a new multi-target dataset of 5.4K TLDRs over 3.2K papers. SciTLDR contains both author-written and expert-derived TLDRs, where the latter are collected using a novel annotation protocol that produces high-quality summaries while minimizing annotation burden. We propose CATTS, a simple yet effective learning strategy for generating TLDRs that exploits titles as an auxiliary training signal. CATTS improves upon strong baselines under both automated metrics and human evaluations. Data and code are publicly available at https://github.com/allenai/scitldr.arxiv.org
We introduce TLDR generation, a new form of extreme summarization, for scientific papers. TLDR generation involves high source compression and requires expert background knowledge and understanding of complex domain-specific language. To facilitate study on this task, we introduce SciTLDR, a new multi-target dataset of 5.4K TLDRs over 3.2K papers. SciTLDR contains both author-written and expert-derived TLDRs, where the latter are collected using a novel annotation protocol that produces high-quality summaries while minimizing annotation burden. We propose CATTS, a simple yet effective learning strategy for generating TLDRs that exploits titles as an auxiliary training signal. CATTS improves upon strong baselines under both automated metrics and human evaluations. Data and code are publicly available at https://github.com/allenai/scitldr.arxiv.org
#science #sciencemanuelacasasoli
See a Male Seahorse Give Birth
Unlike almost all other animal species, it is male seahorses who become pregnant and birth young.
Science in Images by Scientific AmericanSee a Male Seahorse Give Birth
Unlike almost all other animal species, it is male seahorses who become pregnant and birth youngwww.scientificamerican.com
Unlike almost all other animal species, it is male seahorses who become pregnant and birth youngwww.scientificamerican.com
Tocilizumab: Arthritis drug may treat severe Covid | BBC News
The rheumatoid arthritis drugs tocilizumab appears to treat people who are critically ill with Covid-19, early trial data shows.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemicTocilizumab: Arthritis drug may treat severe Covid
Early signs suggest it may help patients with severe breathing difficulties who are on ventilators.www.bbc.co.uk
The rheumatoid arthritis drugs tocilizumab appears to treat people who are critically ill with Covid-19, early trial data shows.#science #medicine #health #Covid-19 #CoronaVirus #pandemic
Early signs suggest it may help patients with severe breathing difficulties who are on ventilators.www.bbc.co.uk
I just got the word that sadly the damaged Arecibo Observatory will not be repaired/reconstructed but abandoned and possibly demolished. :(
#Arecibo #SETI #Observatory #science #astrophysics #radioastronomy :(
#science #sciencemanuelacasasoli
Potentially harmful aerosols concentrate in European urban centres
Atmospheric particles that increase levels of cellular oxidants when inhaled might be especially harmful. An analysis reveals which #emissions should be limited to minimize the potential adverse #health effects of such particles in Europe.
Daellenbach et al. (2020) Sources of particulate-matter air pollution and its oxidative potential in Europe: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2902-8Potentially harmful aerosols concentrate in European urban centres
An analysis of atmospheric particles that have oxidation potential.www.nature.com
#ayahuasca #dmt #drugs #neurochemistry #neurology #brain #neurogenesis #biology #psychadelics #psychadelia #science #medicine #mentalHealthAyahuasca Stimulates Neurogenesis In The Hippocampus, Study Shows
A psychedelic Amazonian drink called ayahuasca has been found to promote the birth of new brain cells in the hippocampus, a part of the brain that is largewww.iflscience.com
A psychedelic Amazonian drink called ayahuasca has been found to promote the birth of new brain cells in the hippocampus, a part of the brain that is largewww.iflscience.com
#science #sciencemanuelacasasoli
A Butterfly’s Brilliant Blue Wings Lead to Less Toxic Paint
"Structural Color": from the proteins in the butterflies’ wings to #sustainable colors without dyes and pigments that can be harmful to human health and the environment.
Cypris Materials: http://www.cyprismaterials.com/A Butterfly’s Brilliant Blue Wings Lead to Less Toxic Paint
A phenomenon known as structural color could be translated to a range of commercial productswww.scientificamerican.com
A phenomenon known as structural color could be translated to a range of commercial productswww.scientificamerican.com
Earth from Space: Darmstadt
Video: 00:03:56
In this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Darmstadt, Germany, home to ESA’s European Space Operations Centre,
See also Darmstadt, Germany to download the image.
#news #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
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As the air gets drier, and people stay indoors with the heater on, humidity will likely play a role in how easily the respiratory virus spreads.www.wired.com
#science #sciencemanuelacasasoli
By prioritizing phylogenetic diversity and making data available quickly and without restriction, the Zoonomia Project aims to support biological discovery, medical research and the conservation of biodiversity.
A comparative genomics multitool for scientific discovery and conservation
Largest set of mammalian genomes reveals species at risk of extinction
#science #sciencemanuelacasasoli
Tropical cyclones weaken after they reach land. But it emerges that for the North Atlantic basin, storms are weakening more slowly as regional sea surface temperatures increase.
Tropical cyclones could last longer after landfall in a warming world
Slower decay of landfalling hurricanes in a warming world
Aliens among us...
#Animals
#ScienceHow Bunny the dog is pushing scientists’ buttons
What the TikTok star can teach us about animal cognitionwww.theverge.com
What the TikTok star can teach us about animal cognitionwww.theverge.com
