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Want to know my secret for learning the night sky? Welcome to sidewalk stargazing

Being aware of the night sky even as you walk, even through a city, can give you a grounding in learning bright stars, constellations and how the night sky changes.

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The voice of romantasy audiobooks' biggest heartthrobs

Anthony Palmini is a rising-star narrator in the world of romantasy, the genre of literature combining romance with fantasy.

Boston, MA WBUR Apr 27
The Indigenous tradition of creating maple sugar

Maple syrup making is an ancient tradition that started with Indigenous communities in the Northeastern part of what is now North America. Many of those communities also made maple sugar from those harvests for thousands of years.

Health Medical Xpress Apr 27
Symptom-based approach treats opioid withdrawal in newborns with minimal drug exposure

A clinical study shows that a symptom-based treatment for babies with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS)—a highly prevalent condition wherein opioid exposure during pregnancy leads to withdrawal after birth—could speed up their recovery. To treat babies with moderate to severe symptoms of NOWS, doctors often administer opioid medication, lowering the dose over time. Many doctors commonly use this scheduled dosing approach. However, the new study found that providing "as-needed" doses of opioid medications based on each baby's signs of withdrawal helped them stop the medicine sooner and go home earlier.

Science New Atlas Apr 27
Donut airship with dangling cockpit is one wild but purposeful ride

If you’re a longtime viewer of The Simpsons, then you know at least two things about Homer: he loves doughnuts, and he’s an absolutely terrible designer of vehicles. But that doesn’t mean no one should ever combine vehicle design with doughnuts, as French company aérOnde has shown us with its aérOnde (“Air-Round”) airship that looks like a giant, flying doughnut covered in white icing.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: eVTOL, Balloon, Airships

Technology Electrek Apr 27
Toyota’s EV sales rise 139% in March as drivers seek relief from surging gas prices

As drivers look for alternatives amid rising gas prices, Toyota has been an unexpected winner, with EV sales more than doubling in March. more…

Health Medical Xpress Apr 27
How two men smashed through a marathon barrier long thought unbreakable

On May 6, 1954, Sir Roger Bannister did what was deemed impossible in athletics: he ran a mile in less than four minutes. The milestone was celebrated worldwide, not just by athletics fans. It was considered at the time to be a similar achievement to scaling Mount Everest for the first time, which Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay had done the year before.

Boston, MA WBUR Apr 27
Tailgating will be allowed at Boston Stadium for World Cup matches

FIFA will allow tailgating at match venues on game days, Boston organizing committee says.

Science Science Daily Apr 27
Scientists finally solve mystery of strange “golden orb” found 2 miles deep

A mysterious “golden orb” found more than two miles deep in the Gulf of Alaska left scientists baffled for over two years, sparking wild speculation about its origins. After an intensive investigation combining deep-sea expertise, microscopic analysis, and advanced DNA sequencing, researchers finally cracked the case. The strange object turned out not to be an egg, sponge, or anything alien, but the remains of tissue from a giant deep-sea anemone.

Science New Atlas Apr 27
'Quite Tiny' experiment reveals how RNA jump-started complex life on Earth

It’s generally believed that the most complex systems of our world began from very simple things. Then, as a force of survival, evolution began to occur, and things gradually became more complex. This same perspective applies to science’s general understanding of the origin of life. The entire complexity of the molecular system, and life as we know it, all began from something very small, and has evolved into the concept of genetics and modern biology.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: RNA, Evolution

Boston, MA WBUR Apr 27
'First step of healing': Native Americans at Harvard bring ancient sport of stickball to campus

The Native American sport, in which players use two sticks to carry and toss a small ball, is considered one of the oldest team sports in the country. For those getting together to play on Harvard's campus, it's a connection to their ancestry.

Science Popular Science Apr 27
300-degree hot springs hiding under the frozen Antarctic sea

A robotic sub explored a hidden world 1,300 meters under Antarctica. The post 300-degree hot springs hiding under the frozen Antarctic sea appeared first on Popular Science.