Euclid joins the Webb and Gaia in the Lagrangian L2 dance.....
Euclid telescope shares its first glimpses of the universe | CNN
Direct from ESA (nearly the same content):
ESA - Euclid test images tease of riches to come
The blog (which includes a nice representation of L2) to follow Euclid news:
Carrying the air filter idea further into the wilderness so to speak. How ya gonna know it's BigFoot's DNA in there? LOL
Well............it's up to humans (for now) to "define" "Bigfoot", right? So.........if we could ascertain, with 100%, or very near 100% certainty, that it's a primate, but not any known primate, I think that'd be close enough for cousins. That would still not answer the question of which he/she/it's related to Yeti, Ozark or Appalachian mutated hillbillies, or other crypto-species however.
I think this is a HUGELY important article. There's lots of links in there, some, or many of which you all may want to explore, but the overall message is wonderful. Wish this knowledge was "out there" when I was a younger chap:
The curious ways your skin shapes your health - BBC Future
[Disclaimer: my deep science research background has made me a big believer in the theory of inflammatory processes causing a lot of diseases - certainly those related to aging - so I'm already one of the choir being preached to here.]
This probably only barely qualifies for the title of the thread, but I think it's more relevant here than in, say, the "random posts" thread. To be sure, this article just gives an insight to the ongoing process of discovery, so the story is only beginning to be told. But it's an important educational topic, for those not hep to it:
What makes a human human? Largest-ever DNA analysis of mammals offers clues. (msn.com)
As the story notes, there's ELEVEN (count 'em, 11) papers on this topic in the current (*special*) issue of "Science", but here's the introductory one:
Maybe, we need a thread entitled:
More, different MIDDLING science news
I actually thought, both this time and several times earlier..........of starting such a thing, but haven't for a couple of reasons:
1. It would dilute the science content too much. Don't wanna have 10 or 12 of them akin to the 30-40 "freecell vs. freecell lite" threads. 😁
2. Such a description might cause only casual science 'fans' to skip that thread entirely. To their detriment, of course.
3. The couple of threads in the catch-all "random posts" universe might actually draw more eyes the any thread with the word "science" in it, shocking as that may seem.
But I don't have my mind closed to it. There definitely are items I haven't posted at all, that would properly fit such an appellation.
Sorta in the "middling" realm, as it's just a nice "theory" to contemplate:
Scientists propose sweeping new law of nature, expanding on evolution (msn.com)
So what they're saying, among other things, is that there is a force working *against* entropy? (Not really; I'm just teasing, but if one wasn't careful about defining a "system", then one could think along those lines.) I don't think this idea is brand new, but maybe this is the most fully-formed expression of it.
Entropy is just part of the equation when it comes to determining the state of a system. Forces work against entropy all the time...
Euclid reports in from its Lagrangian L2 perch:
Euclid telescope’s first images reveal new cosmic details | CNN
Ok, (for now) this probably falls into the "MIDDLING" category as suggested by firenze, but seems curiously like some threshold may have been crossed.........or something. The places this could "go" is certainly something to ponder:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/30/world/living-robots-from-human-cells-scn/index.html
Gah TN, what a weird time to be alive, huh? I can’t think about such things for too long without my head spinning. You know what I feel like is one of the most important discoveries that many of us take for granted? Placebo effect. I mean, if you really think about it.. the implications of placebo effect are pretty crazy. I haven’t read up on the topic nearly enough, (even though I minored in psych, ha) but the idea that the physical can be affected by the perceptual is pretty neat. A real life magic trick of sorts.
Hard to decide which Science thread to put this one in; could go in either one, as they've to a large extent cross-pollinated each other.
Back on page 2 of the thread about the Russians invading Ukraine ("C?LABA YKPAIHA!") ..............I wrote this:
"For extra credit................ponder upon the Steppes as being largely the (apparent) origin of the Yamnaya culture, and how that became perhaps the greatest ancient factor leading to the peopling and population of Europe - altho of course its FAR more complicated than that. But it's an interesting (at least for me) exercise to wonder in what ways that past led us to this present. What affect do ancient haplotypes have on the modern world?? I don't know - just interesting to wonder about."
So...........................just published today:
Ancient DNA reveals reason for high multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's rates in Europe (msn.com)
That's discussing not 1, but *4* new papers in the new edition of "Nature". Massive, massive amount of data and work to churn out these studies. I've always been amazed how much the Yamnaya culture has influenced, and continues to influence, our world today - very especially "Western Civilization". More to come from this in the future..........
mrbuck, do you have spiders in your neck of the woods? Assuming yes..............you'll now have an *even easier* way to detect samsquatch activity in your environs. This is an 'extension' on the news I reported above on Jul. 5, 2023. And wonder if the FBI in Michigan/New York/New Jersey has any Jimmy Hoffa DNA they can try and match?
Spiders spin webs to catch prey. They’re also trapping a wealth of DNA | CNN
For those who didn't 'get' the colorization process of the Webb images (and others), BBC has just done a small explanatory video on it:
Why space isn't as colourful as photos make it seem (bbc.com)
For reference..................go back in this thread to Aug 4-5, 2022:
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