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Environmental: Ecosystems Environmental: General Geoscience: Environmental Issues Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Engine wear risk as planes swallow more dust waiting to land      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Planes flying into one of the world's busiest airports are ingesting around 10kg of dust per 1,000 f...

Space: Exploration Space: General Space: The Solar System
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Do astronauts experience 'space headaches'?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Space travel and zero gravity can take a toll on the body. A new study has found that astronauts wit...

Offbeat: General Offbeat: Space Space: Astronomy Space: Exploration Space: General Space: The Solar System
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Would astronauts' kidneys survive a roundtrip to Mars?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The structure and function of the kidneys is altered by space flight, with galactic radiation causin ...

Chemistry: Biochemistry Engineering: Graphene
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Strengthener for graphene      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Layers of carbon atoms in a honeycomb array are a true supermaterial: their unusually high conductiv...

Space: The Solar System
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Risk from solar flares to planes is real but not worth costly mitigation - Risk from Solar Flares to Planes is Real but Not Worth Costly Mitigation      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Aviation guidelines aim to mitigate the effects of radiation, mainly caused by galactic cosmic rays...

Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Bat study reveals how the brain is wired for collective behavior      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers used wireless neural recording and imaging devices to 'listen in' on the hippocampal bra...

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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Newly-hatched pterosaurs may have been able to fly - Newly-Hatched Pterosaurs May Have Been Able to Fly      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Newly-hatched pterosaurs may have been able to fly but their flying abilities may have been differen...

Ecology: General Environmental: General Geoscience: Environmental Issues Geoscience: Geography
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Big data reveals true climate impact of worldwide air travel      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study that looked at nearly 40 million flights in 2019 calculated the greenhouse gas emissions ...

Energy: Batteries Energy: Technology Environmental: General
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Lithium-ion batteries from drones might find second lives in less 'stressful' devices      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Taking flight can be stressful -- especially for a lithium-ion battery that powers a drone. Too much ...

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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Giant fossil's 'bird-brain' - Giant Fossil's 'Bird-Brain': A Fascinating Discovery      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The largest flightless bird ever to live weighed in up to 600kg and had a whopping head about half a...

Offbeat: Paleontology and Archeology
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New pterosaur species found in sub-Saharan Africa - New Pterosaur Species Discovered in Sub-Saharan Africa      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

With wings spanning nearly 16 feet, a new species of pterosaurs has been identified from the Atlanti...

Chemistry: Biochemistry
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Researchers create digital map of sympathetic nervous system - Researchers Create Digital Map of Sympathetic Nervous System      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have created a digital topographical map of the cardiac sympathetic neural network, the...

Energy: Alternative Fuels
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Bionic wing flaps improve wind energy efficiency - Bionic Wing Flaps: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Wind Energy Efficiency      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists show a bionic approach combining features of a seagull's wing with an engineered flow con...