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Earth’s water did not come from melted meteorites, according to a new study that analyzed melted meteorites that had been floating around in space since the solar system’s formation four and a half billion years ago. These meteorites had extremely low water content, regardless of their origin in the outer or inner solar system, ruling them out as the primary source of Earth’s water. The dashed white line in the attached illustration is the boundary with the outer solar system showing material transport from the outer…

Tesla has released a new mobile app update that gives owners better insights into their vehicle’s battery pack, among other things. The mobile app is at the center of the Tesla ownership experience. It is used to unlock and start a Tesla vehicle, and whenever the owner is not in the vehicle, it has some powerful features that can control charging, climate, and virtually everything to do with Tesla vehicles. The automaker regularly pushes new updates to improve the app, and today we…

Scientists used the STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) to track how upsilon particles dissociate in quark-gluon plasma. These upsilons are made of a bottom quark and antibottom quark held together by gluons with different binding energies: a tightly bound ground state (left), an intermediate variety (right), and the largest, most loosely bound state (center). Credit: Brookhaven National LaboratorySTAR Physicists Track Sequential ‘Melting’ of UpsilonsFindings provide evidence for ‘deconfinement’…

It’s well known that the engine room of cells, the mitochondria, have a key role in fueling cancer growth. Treatments have targeted these microscopic organelles in many ways, including by blocking their food source to inhibit energy production, knocking them out with a cocktail of drugs and using their output as an early sign of cancer.Mitochondria are back under the microscope, with scientists capturing their networks in two types of lung cancer tumors, showing their distinct structural organization and its relationship…

Large-scale data enables new insights into rare eye disorders. Credit: Karen Arnott/EMBL-EBIResearchers at EMBL-EBI delve into the UK Biobank data to uncover new information about rare diseases of the eye.Researchers have conducted a thorough examination of image and genomic data from the UK Biobank to gain a deeper understanding of uncommon eye diseases. Among these diseases are retinal dystrophies, which is a collective term for hereditary conditions that impact the retina and also happen to be the primary cause of…

StillMoving.net for Disney It’s a slow week for serious Star Wars news but never fear, the fandom is always coming up with fresh fluff content. Mark Hamill had a busy weekend on twitter judging dogs, and fellow Disney star Brie Larson proves she is a master of combining the joys in her life with a fantastic Crocss/Mando team up. Donnie Yen has been making press rounds in preparation for the release of his new film, John Wick: Chapter 4. The martial artist still remembers his Star Wars: Rogue One days fondly and…

Neanderthals were a species of early humans who lived in Europe and Asia between 400,000 and 40,000 years ago. They are known for their distinctive physical features, including a larger brow ridge and shorter stature.Researchers are comparing the genetic makeup of humans’ extinct relatives to those of contemporary individuals.It sounds like a Stone Age comedy skit: A Denisovan and a human stroll by a beehive filled with honeycomb. What happens next?A study led by biological anthropologist Kara C. Hoover from the…

Typical seismic subsurface representation with borehole paths and the surface of a rock layer. Data provided by Equinor and the Volve license partners. Credit: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft The seismic reflection method involves sending acoustic waves thousands of meters under the Earth's surface. The reflected signals provide scientists with information about the characteristics of the subsurface. This is how oil and gas deposits…

Life on Earth may have come from space. At least, that’s the general belief, especially after recent observations of samples from the asteroid Ryugu. According to the researchers looking into the samples, Ryugu appears to contain several “prebiotic organics,” including a few different types of amino acids. These amino acids are often known as the “building blocks of life,” which could further theories that life formed in space. Or, at the least, that the basic ingredients needed for life to form were delivered…

As technology continues to shape and transform the way we work, it’s become increasingly clear that digital skills are no longer just a nice-to-have, but a necessity for anyone looking to succeed in today’s economy. New data from Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com firm, suggests that workers in India who use advanced digital skills, such as cloud architecture or software development, are predicted to contribute US$507 billion (about US$10.9 trillion) to India’s annual gross domestic product (GDP). The “Asia Pacific…