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60 whale deaths this year, the highest number in two decades

Experts say it appears that many of the other gray whales died of starvation. But scientists aren’t sure why.

via Why Are Gray Whales Dying? Researchers Cut Through The Blubber For Answers : NPR.

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Using origami to advance molecular motors

via DNA origami to scale-up molecular motors.

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Physicists create stable, strongly magnetized plasma jet in laboratory

https://phys.org/news/2019-05-physicists-stable-strongly-magnetized-plasma.html

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New tool reveals how the different shapes of organisms grow

Growth is fundamental to life. By understanding the principles of how tissues grow we can provide essential knowledge that can feed into many different applications, for example improving the shape of crops and organ regeneration.

via New tool reveals how the different shapes of organisms grow.

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Mice get autism when their gut gets microbes from the human feces of those with autism

A new study reveals that mice develop autism like behaviors when they are colonized by microbes from the feces of people with autism.   The result doesn’t prove that gut bacteria can cause autism.

via Gut bacteria may contribute to autism symptoms, mouse study finds | Science | AAAS.

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Physics Girl updates her vortex rings video with some dye

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James Webb Space Telescope completes thermal testing

Unlike the Hubble Space Telescope, the JWT will orbit the Sun, making it impossible to repair, so thermal testing is very important.   It is now one step closer to it’s 2021 launch date.  So exciting.

https://phys.org/news/2019-05-james-webb-space-telescope-emerges.html

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11 year solar cycle linked to tidal forces of Venus, Earth and Jupiter

A german research institute’s findings indicating that the tidal forces of Jupiter, Earth and Venus influence the solar magnetic field and cycle. The researchers present their findings in the Solar Physics journal.

https://phys.org/news/2019-05-corroborates-planetary-tidal-solar.html

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Energy Storage Breakthroughs

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Soyuz gets hit by lightning