{"id":855,"date":"2020-08-04T18:06:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T18:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rspradio1.com\/?page_id=855"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:02:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:02:58","slug":"science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rspradio1.com\/?page_id=855","title":{"rendered":"Science &#038; Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Here we bring you the latest on all things science from physical science, evolution,<\/mark> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">astronomy, space, physics, chemistry, and medicine<\/mark><\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">.<\/mark><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scientists Find a New Way To Detect Hidden Water Ice on the Moon<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Georgia Jiang, University of Maryland &#8211; SciTechDaily<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rspradio1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sci-724.jpg?resize=250%2C126&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48982\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By studying how seismic waves move through frozen soil on Earth, a geophysicist helped develop a more effective method for detecting water ice on the Moon.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beneath the Moon\u2019s permanently shadowed polar craters, water ice may lie hidden beyond the reach of instruments in orbit. Researchers now think those buried deposits could be located by listening for changes in the vibrations traveling through lunar soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geologists from the <a href=\"https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/tag\/university-of-maryland\/\">University of Maryland<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/tag\/lawrence-berkeley-national-laboratory\/\">Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/tag\/university-of-hawaii-at-manoa\/\">University of Hawaii<\/a> found that seismic waves, the same vibrations recorded during earthquakes, could reveal and map ice beneath the lunar surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published in <em>Science Advances<\/em>, the findings arrive as NASA prepares to send astronauts toward the Moon\u2019s south polar region through its Artemis program, with crewed landings targeted for 2028. Ice preserved inside the deep shadows of polar craters could become one of the most useful local&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/scientists-find-a-new-way-to-detect-hidden-water-ice-on-the-moon\/\">Read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scientists Thought SuperAgers Had Lucky Genes. They Were Wrong<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By University of Chicago Medical Center &#8211; SciTechDaily<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rspradio1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sci-723.jpg?resize=250%2C130&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48970\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SuperAgers may keep their memories sharp not because they dodged Alzheimer\u2019s genes, but because their brains possess hidden defenses scientists are only beginning to uncover.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some people reach their 80s and 90s with memory abilities that rival, or even surpass, those of adults decades younger. Known as SuperAgers, these exceptional individuals are helping scientists investigate why certain brains remain remarkably resilient while memory declines in many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scientists have spent nearly two decades identifying brain, biological, psychological, and social traits associated with SuperAging. One possibility, however, could have offered a much simpler explanation: perhaps SuperAgers are merely people who inherited unusually little genetic risk for Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf that were true, identifying SuperAgers might be as simple as performing genetic testing rather than the comprehensive cognitive evaluations we currently&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/scientists-thought-superagers-had-lucky-genes-they-were-wrong\/\">Read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meteorite That Smashed Through a New Jersey Roof Hid an Ancient Chemical Secret<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By SETI Institute &#8211; SciTechDaily<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rspradio1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sci-722.jpg?resize=250%2C130&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48940\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A meteorite that blasted through a New Jersey roof carried a startling secret: evidence of ancient salty fluids and complex organic chemistry inside a primitive asteroid.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A space rock that tore through a New Jersey roof has turned out to be far more than an astronomical curiosity. Sealed inside were traces of ancient salty fluids and organic chemistry that may help scientists reconstruct how primitive asteroids once processed some of the raw ingredients associated with life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meteorite landed in Hillsborough, New Jersey, after a daytime fireball raced across the New York City region on July 16, 2024. The meteor produced a sonic boom as it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty before breaking apart high above the ground. An international team has now published the first detailed analysis of the recovered material in <em>Science Advances<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA forensic study of the fragments revealed that they contained preserved bits&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/meteorite-that-smashed-through-a-new-jersey-roof-hid-an-ancient-chemical-secret\/\">Read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK\u2019s \u00a33 Million Bet Could Help NASA Find Life on Nearby Planets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Royal Astronomical Society &#8211; SciTechDaily<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rspradio1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sci-721.jpg?resize=251%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48925\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A \u00a33 million investment could help secure a leading UK role in NASA\u2019s future search for life on nearby planets.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Earth-like planet orbiting a nearby star would appear as little more than a dim point beside a light source 10 billion times brighter. British astronomers are preparing technology that could help NASA separate that faint planetary signal from the glare and search its atmosphere for possible evidence of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has awarded researchers \u00a33 million to continue developing a proposed core instrument for NASA\u2019s Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). Expected to launch in the 2040s, HWO is planned as NASA\u2019s next flagship space telescope after the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest funding expands a series of UK-led instrument studies that have already been shared with NASA. Those studies are helping guide the observatory as it enters its next stage of development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Habitable Worlds Observatory is one of the most&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/uks-3-million-bet-could-help-nasa-find-life-on-nearby-planets\/\">Read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here we bring you the latest on all things science from physical science, evolution, astronomy, space, physics, chemistry, and medicine. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Scientists Find a New Way To Detect Hidden Water Ice on the Moon By Georgia Jiang, University of Maryland &#8211; SciTechDaily By studying how seismic waves move through frozen soil on Earth, a geophysicist helped develop a more effective method for detecting water ice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-855","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Science &amp; 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