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https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/12/science/mass-extinction-permian-el-nino/index.html

Mega El Niño events may have caused planet’s greatest mass extinction | CNN Mega El Niños could have intensified the world’s most devastating mass extinction, which ended the Permian Period 252 million years ago, a new study found.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/12/science/neanderthal-fossil-extinction-grotte-mandrin-france/index.html

Cave discovery may explain why Neanderthals disappeared, scientists say | CNN The fossilized remains of a Neanderthal discovered in a cave in southern France shed fresh light on why the ancient humans may have disappeared 40,000 years ago.

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/650-foot-tsunami-greenland-rcna170322

650-foot tsunami in Greenland fjord made waves that lasted 9 days, scientists find The tsunami, one of the largest ever recorded, was the result of a series of rare, cascading events set in motion by melting ice.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/11/health/chatbots-health-diagnosis-treatments.html

Dr. Chatbot Will See You Now Americans are already turning to A.I. for health information in large numbers, new research suggests.

https://us17.campaign-archive.com/?e=40b213e09f&u=18eefc260cea757e9129fe659&id=53bf6c591a

New Episode: CA Surgeon General Dr. Ramos | Championing Health Equity Within 840 miles of coastline, forests, mountains, and valleys, reside over 39 million people and the fifth largest economy in the world. California is almost more like a country than it is a state, and with these colossal proportions come many responsibilities—most importantly of all, public heal...

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/live-blog/live-updates-spacex-polaris-mission-spacewalk-civilians-rcna170447

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission crew completes first all-civilian spacewalk The four private citizens that make up the crew of SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission made history by completing the first all-civilian spacewalk.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/10/science/polaris-dawn-mission-spacex-launch/index.html

SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn crew on daring excursion into Earth’s radiation belts | CNN The Polaris Dawn mission took off Tuesday morning. The civilian crew launched aboard a SpaceX capsule into Earth’s orbit to attempt an unprecedented spacewalk.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/09/science/europa-clipper-launch-approved/index.html

Europa Clipper set to launch soon to explore a potentially habitable moon in our solar system | CNN NASA’s Europa Clipper is set launch in October to explore the habitability of an ice-covered ocean world in our solar system after passing a key test.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/09/science/pterosaur-flight-flapping-soaring/index.html

Musk Ambrette?

Early puberty may be linked to a common chemical used in personal care products Researchers from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences identified a compound that affects an area of the brain that triggers hormone production.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2024/09/05/see-through-transparent-mice-food-dye/

Scientists use food dye found in Doritos to make see-through mice Food dye transformed the skin of mice into a living window revealing blood vessels, muscle fibers and gut contractions, according to a new study.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_u69JXaa0E

The Fermi Paradox: Where IS Everybody? – Dan Werthimer (Berkeley SETI Reseach Center) Since 1950, when physicist Enrico Fermi casually posed the question, the mystery has only deepened: Why hasn't ET visited us? Current evidence and reasoning ...

https://www.techtarget.com/virtualhealthcare/feature/Using-ingestible-sensors-to-improve-medication-adherence?utm_campaign=20240905_Using+ingestible+sensors+to+improve+medication+adherence&utm_medium=email&utm_source=MDN&asrc=EM_MDN_301548509&bt_ee=O%2BuOg5pvgdoIJvtlEu2ZNcFWAYJ54F66W8CI5plJ61dq10Z43R%2FyMETqQV1eT6u0&bt_ts=1725554102434

Using ingestible sensors to improve medication adherence | TechTarget Learn how ingestible sensors can boost medication adherence in psychiatric care by allowing clinicians to individualize adherence strategies.

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Attention U.S. students in grades 7-12: the National STEM Festival presented by EXPLR is designed for you! Learn more at https://www.nationalstemfestival.com/submit

Embark on a mission to create a project that addresses a real-world problem, aligning with one of the six festival themes. Utilize the scientific method or engineering design process to develop your solution.

Top projects from every U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories will be selected as Challenge Finalists. These finalists will move forward to the second round by submitting a video explaination of their project.

Up to 150 National Champions will earn a trip to the National STEM Festival in Washington, D.C., in March 2025. At this event, Champions will have the opportunity to present their projects to some of our nation’s leading figures, including corporate executives and the media.

Project submissions will be accepted from August 21 to October 20, 2024.

Learn about the six themes at https://www.nationalstemfestival.com/themes

Submission guidelines: https://www.nationalstemfestival.com/submission-guidelines

Last Week to Apply for Marin Science Seminar internship for Marin County High School Students. Deadline is Sept. 9th. - https://mailchi.mp/7e24f00ff664/corrected-time-for-internship-use-this-one

Neural and Non-Neural AI, Reasoning, Transformers, and LSTMs Jürgen Schmidhuber, the father of generative AI shares his groundbreaking work in deep learning and artificial intelligence. In this exclusive interview, he ...

VA study highlights role vaccination plays in preventing Long COVID - VA News Study underscores important role COVID vaccination can have in protecting Veterans from infection and reducing long-term health consequences

Important article on the latest bear situation up at Tahoe and in the Sierras. Lots of relevant info on bear physiology and behavior. Stay safe!

Camping in California? If a Bear Shows Up, Here's What to Do | KQED From Yosemite to Tahoe to the backcountry, even seasoned campers can be startled by their first bear encounter. From how to stand your ground to the mistakes campers make, here's what to know.

The future is coming soon....

Dawning of Midnight eVTOL for Los Angeles Archer Aviation's planned network includes vertiports at LAX, Orange County & Santa Monica

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https://precisionneuro.io/

Precision - Precision Restoring freedom through brain-computer interfaces

NASA says astronauts stuck in space will not return on Boeing capsule, will wait for SpaceX craft The Starliner drama has been a major setback for Boeing’s space ambitions, adding to years of struggle to get the capsule off the ground and keep up with rival company SpaceX.

Marin Science Seminar Fall '24 Schedule and Internship Info. Now with chatbot Marina Science-Seminar! https://mailchi.mp/c75e1532e7b2/marin-science-seminar-schedule-internship-info