Lunar Water: A Game-Changer for Moon Life?
Chinese scientists just cracked the code to extract water from lunar soil 🌕! Using samples from the Chang'e-5 mission, they melted moon dirt at over 1000°C with concave mirrors, squeezing out 50mg of H2O per gram. That’s enough to fill 100 water bottles from 1 tonne of soil—enough for 50 people’s daily needs! This could be a giant leap for future moon bases 🚀.
Universal Flu Vaccine: One Shot for All Strains?
Goodbye, annual flu shots? 👋 A Cleveland Clinic trial in mice showed promising results for a universal vaccine covering multiple strains, including scary ones like H5N1. But viruses are sneaky 🦠—researchers are racing to start human trials in 1-3 years.
Dinosaur Highways: Prehistoric Road Trips
Before continents split, dinos trekked between Africa and South America! 🦕 Scientists found 260+ matching footprints in Brazil and Cameroon, revealing ancient migration routes. These tracks are time machines, showing how dinos moved and what climates they thrived in 🌍.
Raindrop Evolution: How Life Got Its Start
Proto-life needed rain 🌧️ to evolve! U.S. researchers found rainwater helped create early cell walls 3.8 billion years ago. Without them, RNA would’ve cloned endlessly—no mutations, no evolution. This discovery rewrites the origin story of EVERYTHING 🔬.
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Science Saturday: Lunar exploration, flu vaccine, and origin of life
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