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Tracking potential storm threats in Atlantic Tracking potential storm threats in Atlantic 01:35 Tropical Storm Humberto formed Wednesday in the central tropical Atlantic, and it is expected to move northwest over the next several days, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm is one of two systems swirling over the western Atlantic that could potentially bring some downstream impacts …

NASA‘s Mars rover has uncovered evidence that the Red Planet experienced multiple episodes of flowing water, creating conditions that might have supported life.  Scientists identified two dozen types of minerals that show a dynamic history of volcanic rocks altered by interactions with liquid water in the Jezero Crater.  They said this indicated that Jezero hosted habitable environments on more than one …

We’re Watching It Happen: Scientists Capture Planet Birth For First Time As Gas Giant Five Times Jupiter’s Size Forms Live  Energy Reporters Astronomers Catch a Planet in the Act of Being Born  Universe Today Astronomers glimpse growth of baby planet shrouded in dust  EarthSky A baby star is born  Nature Astronomers found the building blocks of new planets swirling around two young stars  yahoo.com Source …

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Fine-particulate air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia by triggering the formation of toxic clumps of protein that destroy nerve cells as they spread through the brain, research suggests. Exposure to the airborne particles causes proteins in the brain to misfold into the clumps, which are hallmarks of Lewy body …

Scientists might have accidentally discovered how lightning forms – from bending ice  TechSpot Flexoelectricity and surface ferroelectricity of water ice  Nature It Turns Out Bending Ice Produces Electricity, And This Could Finally Explain The Origin Of Lightning  IFLScience Scientists find that ice generates electricity when bent  Phys.org Ice shows hidden ability to produce electricity when stressed: Study  Interesting Engineering Source link

Fine-particulate air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia by triggering the formation of toxic clumps of protein that destroy nerve cells as they spread through the brain, research suggests. Exposure to the airborne particles causes proteins in the brain to misfold into the clumps, which are hallmarks of Lewy body dementia, the second most common form of dementia after …

Cosmic dust particles that give birth to planets around young stars have for the first time been found forming — the James Webb Space Telescope has witnessed the creation of these tiny planetary building blocks around a dead star. “This discovery is a big step forward in understanding how the basic materials of planets come together,” Mikako Matsuura of Cardiff …

Amid Threats From Trump, Adam Schiff Forms Legal Defense Fund  The New York Times Adam Schiff forms legal defense fund  Politico MAGA wants this ‘panicking’ Democrat in jail as Trump takes swipes  NJ.com Adam Schiff Forms Legal Defense Fund to Prepare for Trump Attacks  NOTUS Source link

Erin strengthened into a hurricane Friday as the storm continued on a path over the Atlantic Ocean, forecasters said. It is the first hurricane to develop in the Atlantic this year, and it was expected to continue gaining strength, potentially growing into a major hurricane. Forecasters with the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami have been urging people in the …

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Erin formed Monday in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean, just west of the Cabo Verde Islands, as Hurricane Henriette strengthened in the Pacific Ocean well away from Hawaii, forecasters said. There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect for either storm, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said, but Erin could become the first hurricane …