The asteroid 2024 ON is approximately 720 feet in diameter, making it roughly the size of two football fields. This size places it among the larger asteroids that occasionally pass close to Earth. While the exact composition of Asteroid 2024 ON is yet to be determined, most asteroids are composed of various types of rock, metals such as nickel and iron and sometimes clays.
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have made a discovery deep beneath Earth’s surface revealing a Doughnut-Shaped Structure region within the planet’s liquid outer core. The findings were published in the journal Science Advances.
Scientists have found that marmoset monkeys has a unique communication system that involves using specific calls or names to address each other. This discovery places marmosets among a select group of animals including humans, dolphins and elephants. The study was led by a team from the Hebrew University which reveals a new dimension of social communication in non-human primates.
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have developed a catalytic process that can essentially vaporize common plastics such as polyethylene and polypropylene into hydrocarbon building blocks. This advancement could contribute to a circular economy by converting plastic waste into reusable monomers for new polymers, reducing reliance on fossil fuels and the environmental impact of plastic waste.
Scientific research has discovered how different types of love affect the human brain. By employing advanced imaging techniques, researchers have identified distinct patterns of brain activity associated with various forms of love ranging from parental and romantic love to love for pets and nature. This study was published in the journal Cerebral Cortex.
The study found that human brain samples collected in early 2024 contained more microplastics than those collected in 2016. The concentrations in the brain tissue of individuals aged around 45 to 50 years averaged 4,800 micrograms per gram, accounting for 0.5% of the tissue’s weight. This is a 50% increase in microplastic concentration over the eight-year period.
Physicists at the University of Arizona have created the fastest microscope capable of observing electrons in motion. The device is an enhanced version of a transmission electron microscope designed to capture the movements of electrons using extremely short electron pulses.
Australia has given the green light to what is said as the world’s largest solar precinct, a massive solar and battery farm that plans to export energy to Singapore. The project is a $19 billion initiative led by SunCable, a company co-founded by Mike Cannon-Brookes who is known for his strong advocacy for renewable energy. It is situated in Australia’s Northern Territory covering a vast area of 12,000 hectares.
Isaacman is set to go on another space mission, Polaris Dawn, scheduled to launch on August 26, 2024. The crew for this mission includes Isaacman, his close friend and former Air Force pilot Scott Kidd Poteet and two SpaceX engineers, Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis.
The study led by Michael Snyder, PhD, professor of genetics at Stanford discovered that our bodies do not age (Aging) at a constant rate. Instead we experience two major periods of biomolecular shifts, the mid-40s and early 60s.
