Science in telegram

A group of scientists from China analyzed the composition of soil samples brought back from the far side of the Moon, according to China Central Television. The lunar soil samples delivered by the “Chang’e-6” mission primarily consist of basalt, breccia, cementite, light-colored rocks, and glassy material. Basalt fragments make up 30% to 40% of the total sample volume. The minerals are mainly pyroxene, plagioclase, and ilmenite, with very little olivine present. The mineralogical analysis revealed that the primary phase composition of the lunar soil samples is as follows: plagioclase (32.6%), pyroxene (33.3%), and glass (29.4%), with the glass content near the lower limit of samples retrieved during the Apollo missions.

Meet Henry, the oldest and largest Nile crocodile in the world kept in captivity. At 122 years old and measuring 5 meters in length, Henry resides in South Africa. He has fathered 10,000 offspring and weighs nearly a ton! #CheckThisOut #Wildlife #Crocodiles

🌌 Did you know? A single teaspoon of a neutron star would weigh around six billion tons on Earth! Neutron stars are incredibly dense remnants of supernova explosions, packing more mass than our Sun into a sphere only about 20 kilometers across. #science #astronomy #DidYouKnow

A clear illustration: how the brain heals the heart. Essentially, this image represents a prototype of a new kind of medicine. We see the hearts of mice 15 days after a heart attack. The ones on the right are significantly better preserved — they have more cardiac tissue and less fibrotic tissue. What’s the reason? The mice on the right had daily stimulation of a specific brain area: dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA). This reduced inflammation and enhanced healing in the heart. It also affected the liver, which began producing more of a protein that helps form new blood vessels in the damaged heart tissue. No direct treatment was applied to the heart itself; only brain cells were activated. 🔗 Article in Nature Cardiovascular Research (full text available via VPN) 🔗 Press release Of course, mice are not humans, and it’s important to remember this. However, there is reason for optimism, as this approach doesn’t depend on the differences in molecules, genes, and so on. @science

Symphonic Labs has developed a new Mac app that allows users to silently mouth words, and the app translates the movements into text. It currently works only with English and is an exciting tool for privacy-conscious users or even for spies, as it enables nearly silent speech recognition. The app reads lip movements and converts them into written text without the need for actual vocalization. For more details, visit Symphonic Labs