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The next giant leap? How jumping could help astronauts train for trips to the moon and Mars

Scientists suggest adding jumping exercises to astronauts' training regimens, to minimize the health effects of long space missions, such as moon and Mars trips.

Space

Puffy white dwarfs could shed light on mysterious dark matter. Here's how.

Astronomers just took a big step toward a better understanding of white dwarfs, a discovery that could shed light on mysterious dark matter.

Space

Billion-dollar donation from Netflix's Reed Hastings leads 2024's list of biggest gifts

Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg made the largest contributions in 2024, and financial aid, especially for medical students, got most of the money

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'Our understanding of the universe may be incomplete': James Webb Space Telescope data suggests we need a 'new cosmic feature' to explain it all

'Hubble was right!' The largest cosmic survey from the James Webb Space Telescope indicates scientists may need another ingredient in their cosmic recipe.

Space

James Webb telescope confirms we have no idea why the universe is growing the way it is

A dense cluster of bright stars, each with six large and two small diffraction spikes, due to the telescope’s optics.

LiveScience

AI-powered robot performs surgery with skill of human doctor

A robot trained by watching videos of surgeons has learned how to carry out procedures as skillfully as human doctors, according to findings led by Johns Hopkins University researchers.

The Independent UK

‘No longer the only woman in the room’: MBA gender gap closing at top business schools

Women make up 42% of MBA students, and top schools like Northwestern, Duke, and WashU reached gender parity this year.

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Labor Day leaves Colorado river polluted with painkillers and cocaine

Revellers flock to the rivers for some tubing fun, but some sneaky peeing in the water reveals what they’ve been ingesting

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James Webb telescope spots 6 enormous 'rogue planets' tumbling through space without a star

The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered six "rogue planets" careening through space without a star. The objects are believed to have formed directly from gas collapse, blurring the lines between planets and stars.

LiveScience

DNA tech stores data equivalent to thousands of SSDs — all that data tucked away safely in an area the size of a fingernail

A research team from North Carolina State University and Johns Hopkins University built a 'primordial DNA store and compute engine.'

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‘I wasn’t sure I’d make it’: how a new mother’s brush with TB could mean better treatment for pregnant women

Fewer that 1.5% of drugs trials between 1960 and 2013 included expectant women. Now, campaigners and doctors are aiming to change that

The Guardian - UK

James Webb Space Telescope finds 6 wandering 'rogue' planets that formed just like stars

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered half a dozen rogue planets, one of which apparently hosts a newly forming moon system.

Space

The Webb Telescope Just Identified 6 Giant Gaseous Planets That Are More Massive Than Jupiter

Planets that wander deep space, unattached to a star, may form alone from small clumps of gas.

Inverse

"Johns Hopkins University Articulates Restrained Approach to Issuing Public Statements"

"[T]he very idea of an 'official' position of the university on a social, scientific, or political issue runs counter to our foundational ethos ...."

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Mercury has a layer of diamond 10 miles thick, NASA spacecraft finds

Using data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, scientists have determined that the solar system's tiniest planet, Mercury, hides a not-so-tiny secret: a 10-mile-thick mantle of diamond.

The Conversation

Arrest student protesters, wait or negotiate? Colleges can use ‘ladder of harm’ to determine appropriate response to Gaza protests on campus

Summer’s arrival ended for now the anti-war protests that rocked college campuses across the U.S. during the spring 2024 semester. Israel’s assault on Gaza, however, grinds on, and student protests may erupt again in the fall, especially as the presidential election heightens political tensions.

The Conversation

Mike Bloomberg’s $1B gift to Johns Hopkins will make med school free for most students – a philanthropy expert explains why that matters

Mike Bloomberg, the media mogul and former New York City mayor, has given Johns Hopkins University US$1 billion to eliminate tuition for most its current and future medical students, the school and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced on July 8, 2024. The gift will also expand financial aid for students studying several…

International Business Times UK

Michael Bloomberg Net Worth: Billionaire Donates $1B To John Hopkins University, Donated Same Amount in 2018

Michael Bloomberg donates $1 billion to Johns Hopkins, making med school free for most students and covering living expenses for some.

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The Independent UK

Bloomberg Philanthropies gifting $1 billion to medical school, others at John Hopkins University

Bloomberg Philanthropies is gifting $1 billion to make medical school free at Johns Hopkins University for a majority of students there

Salon

Gun violence "a public health crisis"

“We are raising a whole generation of children for whom exposure to gun violence is normal,” Vivek Rajan said

LiveScience

James Webb telescope reveals 'cataclysmic' asteroid collision in nearby star system

The James Webb Space Telescope has caught a snapshot of two massive asteroids colliding in a nearby star system — and it could teach us about how common solar systems like our own are.

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Study Reveals High Levels Of Carcinogen In Louisiana

Study by Johns Hopkins University reveals alarming ethylene oxide levels in 'cancer alley', prompting regulatory actions and health concerns.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope spots asteroid collision in neighboring star system

The James Webb Space Telescope has seen signs of a violent asteroid collision in neighboring star system, Beta Pictoris. The observations could reveal the early stages of planet birth.

The Independent UK

Johns Hopkins team assessing nation's bridges after deadly Baltimore collapse

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore are assessing the country’s bridges after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge

Fortune

A group of college kids may have just figured out how to get leaf blowers to shut up

Stanley Black and Decker was so enamored with the work of four Johns Hopkins engineering students it plans to sell the product in stores.

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