A new signal deepens the mystery of fast radio bursts with a few oddities – it hails from an unexpected region of space, and its pulses are about a million times shorter than most, which could indicate many others like it are going undetected. Source of Article
Scientists have demonstrated in rodents a new type of "micromagnet" that can work as a miniaturized mechanical switch to turn on touch-sensitive cells, offering a new method for controlling specific regions of the brain. Source of Article
Lightning Motorcycles is headed back to the Bonneville salt flats with a target of 250 mph (400 km/h) to beat. The bike will be a special version of the electric Strike, with a high-power battery and controller, and making use of exotic niobium metal. Source of Article
The world's largest aircraft, the Antonov An-225 Mriya (NATO name Cossack), has been confirmed to be destroyed in the fighting in Ukraine, according to Ukraine Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba and satellite images posted on the internet. Source of Article
Biologists have discovered the largest bacterium ever found, with a single cell measuring a mammoth 2 cm long. Visible to the naked eye, this new species has bizarre characteristics that make it like a missing link in the evolution of complex cells. Source of Article
A new study has found that nearly half of all bald and golden eagles in the USA suffer from chronic and/or acute lead poisoning, which the research team believes is the result of these birds scavenging the remains of animals shot with lead bullets. Source of Article
Since the beginning of the pandemic, doctors have seen links between COVID-19 and diabetes, but is the novel coronavirus directly causing new cases of diabetes, or are we just catching more undiagnosed diabetes cases? A new study offers some answers. Source of Article
A research group at Australia's Monash University has developed a novel layer component that shapes as a promising material for lithium-sulfur batteries moving forward, offering these devices both a high capacity and long lifetime. Source of Article
For those who want to maximize fuel economy, but don’t want to be inconvenienced, there’s the plug-in hybrid compromise. The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid offers most of the goodness of the compact Escape, but with better efficiency. Source of Article
A study investigating the impact of vitamin D on gene expression has found significant differences between vitamin D2 and vitamin D3 supplements. The findings indicate vitamin D3 may be more effective at strengthening the immune system compared to D2. Source of Article
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