Researchers in Europe have now confirmed the universality of free fall – which Einstein called his most fortunate thought – with extremely high precision. To do it, they spent 8 years tracking a triple star system containing a millisecond pulsar. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/pulsar-psr-j03371715-einstein-universality-of-free-fall…
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Potential Vaccine Generates Enough Antibodies To Fight Off Virus
Slashdot readers schwit1 and Futurepower(R) are sharing news about a potential coronavirus vaccine that has been found to produce antibodies capable of fighting off Covid-19. The Independent reports: The vaccine, which was tested on mice by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, generated the antibodies in quantities thought to be enough to “neutralize” the virus within two weeks…
Our guts may sense sugar and low-calorie sweeteners differently
The gut distinguishes sugar from low-calorie sweeteners, and tells the brain what has been eaten within milliseconds, studies in mice and human cells suggest Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237893-our-guts-may-sense-sugar-and-low-calorie-sweeteners-differently/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
10 tips to ease into Daylight Saving Time
Daylight saving time 2020 begins in the U.S. at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8. Spring forward! Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/top-10-strategies-to-ease-your-body-into-daylight-saving-time…
Gastronauts: Developing food ready for the next space race
For the new space race, astronauts and space tourists will want to eat a little better than the corn beef sandwiches, applesauce and high-calorie cubes of protein, fat and sugar consumed by NASA scientists in the 1960s. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-03-gastronauts-food-ready-space.html…
Top tips for feeding wild birds
It’s OK to feed wild birds. Here are some tips for doing it the right way from a wildlife ecologist. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/top-tips-feeding-wild-birds…
A woman’s bladder ‘brewed’ its own alcohol, tripping drug test
Microbes in the woman’s bladder were fermenting sugar into alcohol, causing her to test positive on a urine drug test. Source: https://www.livescience.com/womans-bladder-ferments-alcohol.html