NASA is facing one of the largest workforce shakeups in its history, with nearly 4,000 employees — about one-fifth of its civil service staff — choosing to leave through voluntary buyout programs in recent months. The numbers come from agency communications and reporting by SpaceNews, which reveal deep anxiety over proposed budget cuts from the Trump administration. Veteran Talent Walks …
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For pioneering science fiction novelist Octavia E. Butler, writing was more than a profession. It was a form of survival, resistance and reflection. In “Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler,” author and college professor Susana M. Morris shares the quiet yet radical story of Butler’s life, revealing how the worlds she imagined were shaped by the …
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You know those people who make you do a double-take when you find out their real age? The ones who look 40 when they’re pushing 60, or seem frozen at 50 while celebrating their 70th birthday? We’ve all met them. And while we might assume they hit the genetic lottery, the truth is more encouraging than that. While genetics do …
Read More »Scientists Discover Alzheimer’s Clues in the Brain Decades Before Symptoms Emerge SciTechDaily Biological changes linked to Alzheimer’s begin decades before symptoms appear, study says MSN Source link
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Great white sharks are magnificent creatures and an icon among sea predators. But despite their fame across the world, inspiring stories, books, films, games, and more, there’s still a great deal we do not know about them. In an effort to answer a long-running question surrounding their populations, scientists have stumbled into a deeper mystery concerning their genetics that has …
Read More »Intel CEO Dogged by Decades of China Chip Investing, Board Work Bloomberg.com Exclusive | Intel’s CEO, Under Attack From Trump, Is Already at Odds With His Board The Wall Street Journal Intel CEO Says Has Board Support as Trump Calls for Resignation Bloomberg.com Intel shares drop after Trump calls for CEO to resign immediately CNBC Exclusive: US lawmaker questions Intel CEO’s ties to China …
Read More »After Decades of Searching, Astronomers Finally Spot Betelgeuse’s Elusive Companion Star SciTechDaily The Red Supergiant’s Companion Is Discovered, Solving Centuries-Old Mystery Discover Magazine ATLANTIC SKIES: It’s official, Betelgeuse has a stellar companion PNI Atlantic News WATCHING THE SKIES: Aug 3 – 9 | Betelgeuse has a ‘Betelbuddy,’ astronomers say LehighValleyNews.com Companion Star to Red Giant Found, Proof of Two Supernovae: Oregon Coast Astronomy Oregon Coast …
Read More »BP strikes major oil discovery offshore Brazil, its largest in decades Reuters BP Says It Made Largest Find in a Quarter-Century Off Brazil Bloomberg BP makes its largest oil and gas discovery in 25 years off coast of Brazil Financial Times BP makes major oil and gas discovery off Brazil coast The Guardian bp announces hydrocarbon discovery at Bumerangue exploration well, offshore Brazil | …
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Cancer survivors could see the disease return with a vengeance if they contract a common virus, new research suggests. A study, led by scientists from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, looked at how Covid-19 and influenza could awaken dormant breast cancer cells that have spread to the lungs. In remission, dormant cancer cells can exist undetected in the body and …
Read More »130 feet from disaster: What we learned about the deadliest airline crash in decades Politico Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals CNN N.T.S.B. Details Evidence in Fatal Crash at Reagan National Airport The New York Times Helicopter in deadly DC airport collision had faulty altitude gauge, NTSB says BBC Six months …
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