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Stop it. Seriously, just don’t do it. Step away from the mixing bowl with your hands up. Put the wooden spoon on the counter—no, do NOT lick it. If you’re considering snacking on unbaked cookie dough, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is once again—for the millionth time—asking you to reconsider.The Science of Splitting Oreos The agency has issued an update in an ongoing probe of a multi-state Salmonella outbreak linked to 12 people getting sick and three hospitalizations. CDC investigators zeroed in on the…

A meteorite thin section under a microscope. Different colors represent different minerals, because light travels through them in different ways. The round mineral aggregates are chondrules, which are a major component in primitive meteorites. Credit: Nicole Xike NieNew work reveals Earth’s potassium arrived by meteoritic delivery service.Earth’s potassium arrived by meteoritic delivery service finds new research led by Carnegie’s Nicole Nie and Da Wang.  Their work, published on January 26 in the journal Science, shows…

With a daring plan to collect rock and soil from the surface of Mars in the pipeline, NASA engineers are starting to move the necessary pieces into place here on Earth. The shielding that will protect these precious samples during the journey will play no small part in the mission’s success, and a round of high-speed projectile testing at a remote facility has edged it closer to lift off. The Mars Sample Return mission is slated for launch later this decade but is already underway in a sense, with the Mars Perseverance…

As Hurricane Rita bore down on the bayous of southeastern Texas in 2005, Caitlin Eaves’s family made the wrenching decision to evacuate and leave their longtime home to an uncertain fate. After they returned, they spent several months sleeping on what was left of their floor and repairing the extensively flood-damaged house bit by bit, hampered in part by the long delay in restoring power. The storm also destroyed the local high school, leaving then-16-year-old Eaves and her peers in their 200-person rice-farming…

Moto G42 with a 50-megapixel primary camera and a 6.4-inch OLED display has been officially launched. Motorola has said that the new smartphone will be available in Brazil in the coming days and it will start rolling out in selected markets in Europe, Latin America, Asia, India, and the Middle East in the coming weeks. The smartphone will come with Android 12 integrated with My UX and also gets My UX gestures. Motorola has also added ThinkShield for mobile for protection against malware and other threats.Motorola Moto G42…

By Michael Carlowicz, NASA Earth Observatory May 20, 2022May 16, 2022At least eight major events in Iraq have darkened skies and sickened people in the past six weeks.Iraq and other countries of the Middle East have been battered by a series of severe dust storms since the beginning of April 2022. Thousands of people have been hospitalized as a result of two severe storms in the last two weeks, since poor air quality from airborne dust may worsen asthma and other respiratory disorders.As visibility decreased to a few…

Science is an important but less popular part of sports. We, as viewers, often overlook the techniques employed by players in the excitement to enjoy the spirit of the game. However, a team's support staff is keenly on the lookout for the finer details. Consider cricket for instance. While most viewers are interested in how many runs a batsman made, the support staff would analyse the batting and bowling techniques and other minute details, taking help from technology for analysis. Even the most precise calculations have…