Saturday 4 May 2019

Boeing plane skids into Florida river in crash-landing, no fatalities

A Boeing 737 skidded off a runway into a river after crash-landing during a lightning storm in Florida on Friday, officials said, with terrified passengers all safely evacuated to shore from the stricken jet's wings.

* This article was originally published here

With head injuries mounting, will cities put their feet down over electric scooters?

Almost half of the injured Austin scooter riders identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its first-ever study of dockless electric scooters suffered a head injury, with 15% experiencing a traumatic brain injury.

* This article was originally published here

Study shows sense of touch arises in the brain before birth

A team of researchers at the Institute of Neurosciences of Alicante of the ISIC in Spain has found that the sense of touch arises in the brain before birth—at least in mice. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group outlines their study of the embryonic stages of the development of the brain in mice and what they learned from it.

* This article was originally published here

Research shows cattle ranching could help conserve rare African antelope, lions

Endangered African antelope and the lions that prey on them may benefit from certain cattle ranching practices in Kenya, according to newly published research led by a 2017 University of Wyoming Ph.D. graduate.

* This article was originally published here

ClimaCell's weather watch makes use of wireless signals

A Boston-based startup is setting out to show the use of phones for better weather forecasting.

* This article was originally published here

Army pushes for higher speeds in future tiltrotor aircraft

The U.S. Army is developing a new wind-tunnel testbed that will help future tiltrotor aircraft attain higher speeds, improved stability and enhanced safety.

* This article was originally published here

Hotspot in the genome may drive psychosis in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

A newly identified epigenetic hotspot for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may give scientists a fresh path forward for devising more effective treatments and biomarker-based screening strategies.

* This article was originally published here

Online church: Ministries use VR, apps to deliver digital services and virtual baptisms

Instead of ceremoniously sitting in a sanctuary on Easter Sunday like millions of Americans, dozens of experience-driven parishioners from all around the world took a walk into Jesus' tomb, peering at the massive stone that once blocked the entrance before taking a tour of the cross where their savior was crucified.

* This article was originally published here