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	Science As-it-happens update ⋅ June 26, 2019
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	Space.com SpaceX Boat Snags Falling Payload Fairing in Historic First Space.com SpaceX pulled off a long-sought rocket-reusability milestone during yesterday's epic Falcon Heavy launch. The company's net-equipped boat, Ms. Tree (formerly known as Mr. Steven), caught the powerful rocket's falling payload fairing off the Florida coast in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Raikoke Volcano's Eruption Seen from Space (Photos) Space.com New photos of Earth from space reveal a brown ash plume billowing from the Raikoke volcano in the North Pacific Ocean following an eruption on Saturday (June 22). One of the images was shot by an Expedition 59 astronaut at the International Space ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Significant UK air quality improvements over past 40 years cut death rates Phys.Org Policies to improve air quality in the UK over the past 40 years have led to significant reductions in pollution and associated mortality rates, a new study has found. Research led by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology charted the levels of emissions of a variety ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Neanderthals used resin 'glue' to craft their stone tools Phys.Org Credit: NASA. Archaeologists working in two Italian caves have discovered some of the earliest known examples of ancient humans using an adhesive on their stone tools—an important technological advance called "hafting." The new study, which included ... Flag as irrelevant
	SpaceFlight Insider NASA's Mars 2020 rover gets its legs and wheels SpaceFlight Insider In early June, a public webcam was installed in the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and lately there has been a lot of activity to watch. In recent weeks, engineers have been busy assembling the Mars 2020 rover in ... Flag as irrelevant
	TechCrunch This new experimental robot gripping arm can 'taste' what it touches TechCrunch Okay do you know how we can taste things and that was pretty special? It's not special anymore, because researchers at UC Davis working with colleagues Carnegie Mellon have developed a way for an experimental soft robotic gripper to 'taste' things as ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science News Ancient DNA analysis adds chapter to the story of neanderthal migrations Science Codex After managing to obtain DNA from two 120,000-year-old European Neandertals, researchers report that these specimens are more genetically similar to Neandertals that lived in Europe 80,000 year later than they are to a Neandertal of similar age found in ... Flag as irrelevant
	EurekAlert The first soft ring oscillator lets soft robots roll, undulate, sort, meter liquids, and swallow Science Daily Date: June 26, 2019; Source: Harvard University; Summary: Each year, soft robots gain new abilities. They can jump, squirm, and grip. Unlike hard robots, they can handle tomatoes without bruising the fruit, resurface unscathed after being run over by a car, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ALMA pinpoints the formation site of planet around nearest young star Science Daily Date: June 26, 2019; Source: National Institutes of Natural Sciences; Summary: Researchers found a small dust concentration in the disk around TW Hydrae, the nearest young star. It is highly possible that a planet is growing or about to be formed in this ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Diving into water treatment strategies for swimming pools Science Codex With summer in full swing, many people are cooling off in swimming pools. However, some of the substances that are made when chlorine in the water reacts with compounds in human sweat, urine or dirt aren't so refreshing. Now, researchers have compared ... Flag as irrelevant
	A hidden truth: Hospital faucets are often home to slime and biofilm Science Daily Date: June 26, 2019; Source: Association for Professionals in Infection Control; Summary: Hand hygiene is a critical component of infection prevention in hospitals, but the unintended consequences include water splashing out of a sink to spread ... Flag as irrelevant
	Health24 Sperm seems to survive just fine in space, study shows Health24 The reality of humans getting reproductive help in space just got a little bit closer. Scientists in Spain report frozen sperm samples subjected to space-like gravity conditions were as viable as those that remained on Earth, a finding that could eventually lead to ... Flag as irrelevant
	MIT Technology Review If you did the Mannequin Challenge, you are now advancing robotics research MIT Technology Review Cast your mind back to the internet in 2016. Do you have hazy memories of the Mannequin Challenge? Well, the viral YouTube trend has now been used to train a neural network in understanding 3D scenes. The context: We are naturally good at interpreting ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wyoming Public Media Solar Eclipse Has Effect On Sagebrush, UW Scientists Find Wyoming Public Media In August 2017, a large slice of Wyoming found itself under or near the solar eclipse's path of totality. As most of the state gazed skyward, UW Doctoral Student Daniel Beverly looked to the desert shrubs that dominate many areas of Wyoming. "People always ... Flag as irrelevant
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