Moon Race: How Nations Are Competing to Discover Earth’s Natural Satellite – Today’s Innovation & Technology

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The Moon, Earth’s only natural satellite, has been a source of fascination and inspiration to mankind for millennia. It has also been the target of scientific discovery and investigation since the dawn of the space age. Over the next year, several countries and private companies are planning missions to the Moon, each with their own … Leer más

Hunting anxious, hungry worms: Scientists discover dopamine regulates worms’ egg-laying and foraging behavior in response to predation

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The life of the little worm called Caenorhabditis elegans consists mainly of foraging, feeding and laying eggs. So when any of these behaviors are disrupted, there’s cause for concern. In a new study, Salk Institute scientists have found that the «feel-good» brain chemical dopamine regulates anxiety behavior in worms in the presence of biting predators. … Leer más

Scientists discover static electricity attracts ticks to their hosts

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Researchers at the University of Bristol have found that ticks can be sucked through air gaps many times larger than themselves by the naturally occurring static charge on their host. Since ticks cannot jump, this is the only way they can establish contact with hosts other than their tiny feet, which increases their chances of … Leer más