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Researchers have been taken aback by the biological differences observed in babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic. A study in the journal Allergy has shown that these “Covid babies” exhibit changes in their gut microbiome, the community of beneficial and harmful microorganisms in the digestive system. This finding is particularly notable as these children transition into their toddler years and …

In 2019, the Beresheet space probe, an unmanned lunar lander developed by SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries with support from the Israel Space Agency, met an unfortunate end by crashing into the moon. This incident led to the dispersal of its unique cargo, including tardigrades, across the moon’s surface. Tardigrades, often referred to as water bears, are tiny organisms celebrated …

A recent study published in the Lancet medical journal reveals a dramatic increase in global obesity rates, with the number of people affected surpassing one billion. This significant rise, identified in collaboration with the World Health Organization, marks a more than fourfold increase since 1990, escalating from 226 million to 1,038 million individuals in 2022. Released just before World Obesity …

A recent research endeavor by Brianna N. Mack and Teresa R. Martin has uncovered a previously unexamined connection between individuals’ musical tastes and their political affiliations. The study demonstrates that people’s political identities tend to align with their preferences for specific music genres, setting them apart from those with opposing political views. Brianna N. Mack, an assistant professor at Ohio …

A recent study has revealed that Spain is at risk of experiencing uncommon and profound earthquakes due to a tectonic plate that has flipped upside down beneath the Earth’s crust. This geological phenomenon occurred as the African and Eurasian plates slowly converged, causing a section of the Earth’s surface to invert and plunge deep below the Mediterranean Sea. Geologists Daoyuan …

Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery by measuring gravity on a microscopic scale, paving the way for future studies on gravity within the quantum realm. This significant advancement was achieved by a team from Leiden University in the Netherlands and the Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies in Italy, who developed a technique to detect the gravitational pull between tiny objects. …

Climate change is now a present reality, as evidenced by recent NASA data indicating an increase in the Earth’s absorption of solar radiation in 2023. This phenomenon is critical because the amount of solar radiation the Earth absorbs significantly influences the climate. According to the latest findings from NASA’s Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) Energy Balanced and …

Astronomers have recently expanded our understanding of the outer solar system by discovering two new moons orbiting Neptune and one around Uranus, increasing their moon counts to 16 and 28, respectively. The newly found moon of Uranus, temporarily named “S/2023 U1,” is a small celestial body with a diameter of about 5 miles (8 kilometers). It takes 680 days to …