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NASA’s All-Female Spacewalk is Back On

After a slight hiccup in preparation, NASA says it's time to reach this historic milestone. (Photo : NASA via AP)In this image released Friday, Oct.
3D Mesh of a walking person generated from a video footage

WiFi Signals Can Now Be Used to Identify Individuals

XModal-ID uses WiFi signals to identify an individual based on his/her gait. At this technological age, WiFi is everywhere. And being practically an abundant resource, researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, aimed to look for a way to use it other than for internet connection.
Demand for tuna has increased by 1000% over the last 60 years.

Give this Fish a Break: The World is Running out of Tuna

Humans fish out 6 million tons of tuna annually, and scientists say that that is unsustainable. From the basic tuna sandwich to the expertly prepared serving of sashimi and everything else in between, it's undeniable that tuna is a food item present in many modern cultures.
ICON is set to launch and study the space where the atmosphere and the ionosphere meet

The Space Between: NASA to Launch Mission for Ionosphere Study

ICON is set to launch on the 9th of October, and you can watch it live. If you look up at the sky over the Atlantic Ocean on the 9th of October, 9:30 PM EDT, you might just see NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer or, simply, ICON take off on the Pegasus XL rocket by Northrop Grumman.
Jason-2/OSTM

Ocean-Monitoring Satellite Successfully Completes Its Mission

The Jason-2/OSTM satellite provided insights into ocean currents and sea-level rise. (Photo : NASA/JPL-Caltech) The Jason-2/Ocean Surface Topography Mission, or OSTM, has successfully ended its mission after 11 years in service.
The Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) has been recording sounds from the Red Planet too faint for human ears

Marsquakes Are A Thing and You Can Hear Them Through InSight

The SEIS on Mars lander InSight has picked up some strange sounds, and you can listen to them. Did NASA just detect movement of Mars' crust? Or was it just a couple of rocks blown by the wind? NASA's InSight lander has picked up on some interesting rumblings on the Earth-like planet.
A view of Hurricane Lorenzo from NASA-NOAA's satellite.

Lorenzo is Europe's Biggest Storm in 20 Years

Lorenzo is set to arrive in Ireland as a post-tropical cyclone after hitting the British Isles. This is by far the largest recorded storm to make it so far east in the north Atlantic.
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Intensified Weather: Can Life On Earth Survive?

With the extreme weather conditions, plants and animals are striving to catch up and a new study shows a model that will help predict if an unprecedented change in the weather and an environment could drive an entire species into extinction.
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AIDS Pathogens: How Do They Multiply In The Body?

A new study using high-resolution imaging shows how the HI virus multiplies and spreads in living cells, a direct proof of how the AIDS pathogen replicates itself in a lipid environment.
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