Author: Maria Gill

In the 1980s, scientists discovered a kind of fingerprint of the Martian atmosphere inside meteorites discovered on Earth. 200 Meteorites Coming Directly From The Red Planet Earth will certainly have more connections to the Red Planet than first appears. Indeed, researchers have discovered, in a study published in the scientific journal Science advances On August 16, 2024, approximately “200 meteorites”It will come from around”10 Impact Events on Mars” In other words, this means that debris from Mars has already managed to reach Earth.After powerful collisions hit the surface of the red planet and pushed it into space”, details Space.com website.…

Large-scale study confirms that eliminating bacteria Helicobacter pylori The use of antibiotic therapy significantly reduces the risk of stomach cancer. It was long believed that the stomach was sterile because of the highly acidic gastric secretions that made it impossible for microorganisms to grow. But this belief was shaken when in 1984 Australian researchers Robin Warren and Barry Marshall described a new type of bacteria associated with stomach ulcers. Initially, these bacteria, which were later named, were discovered Helicobacter pyloriIt was met with great skepticism by the medical community, with the consensus at the time being that stomach ulcers were…

Photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows the headquarters of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that the high number of smallpox cases, limited diagnostic capacity and high mortality rate from the disease are some of the pressing challenges hampering the continent’s response to the disease, as the number of cases increases across Africa.ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) — The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that the rising number of smallpox cases, limited…

If all goes well, this will be the second mission of its kind, since the European probe GOOS (Jupiter’s Icy Moons Explorer) On the way since 2023, expected to arrive in 2031. However, the images from the Pioneer, Voyager and Galileo probes that have been in the area since the 1970s, respectively, have shown nothing encouraging: a grey, cracked surface. The fact that this surface is ice, not rock, however, is the heart of the mystery: the cracks, as well as the apparent absence of impact craters, reveal that this “layer” of ice – several tens of kilometres thick –…

A “significant” and “very significant” increase in the incidence of digestive system cancers in adults aged 30 to 50 has been observed over the past 20 years in Quebec, confirms a gastroenterologist at Charles Le Moyne Hospital, in an interview in TVA News. • Read also: Young people are increasingly affected by cancer. Cancer diagnoses among people in their 30s jumped 20% between 2010 and 2019, particularly for digestive system cancers, which saw a 15% increase. In the category of digestive system cancers, they are colon, rectum and stomach cancers. DS This increase in cancer cases is particularly “notable” in…

Go away. That’s the name given to NASA’s next mission to Mars, short for ” Escape and Plasma acceleration and dynamics Explorers According to NASA, this is the first orbital science mission to rely on multiple spacecraft into space. He walksIn this “escape”, the US space agency decided to rely on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket when it took off from Cape Canaveral. For these various missions to the Moon, Mars or even the International Space Station, NASA is multiplying partners, and this will be the first flight of this rocket, named in honor of John Glenn. The first stage…

A study conducted in British Columbia seeks to understand how night work may affect the health of the gut microbiome, which may lead to an increased risk of cancer in night workers. We know at first glance that night shifts are associated with an increased risk of cancer among these workers, notes Canadian researcher Parveen Bhatti, who led the study. In Canada, 1.8 million people work a midnight-to-5 a.m. shift. Bhatti, of the British Columbia Cancer Research Institute and Cancer Control Research, says that night shifts can alter the composition and activity of the microbial communities that live in the…

What is quantum computing? Quantum computing relies on the principles of quantum mechanics, using units of information called qubits. Unlike conventional bits, which can only be 0 or 1, qubits can exist in multiple states at once through a phenomenon called superposition. This ability allows them to perform more complex calculations in parallel, promising major advances in fields such as optimization, cryptography, and machine learning. Note that qubits do not exist in a single physical form, but are quantum entities that can be realized using different technologies. Each technology has its own characteristics and challenges, but they all share the…

Health. Recent data has revealed that more people suffer from asthma in Montérégie than anywhere else in Quebec. Published by the Public Health Department of Monteregue. Written by Daniela Vargas Rojas – French Canada In 2021-2022, approximately 179,210 Montérégie residents had asthma, or approximately 12.6% of the population. This is a much higher rate than Quebec (11.5%). In Montérégie, the number of people with asthma has increased by 68% in 20 years. In 2001-2002, 7.5% of people in the region had the disease. Two decades later, in 2021-2022, 12.6% of the population had asthma. Since the turn of the millennium,…

Amateur astronomers will be able to watch the first act on Monday, when the full moon will come a little closer to Earth than usual, making it appear a little larger, but above all brighter, in the night sky. August’s “supermoon” will mark the beginning of a series of celestial shows. September will coincide with a partial lunar eclipse, and October will be the closest of the year. What makes the moon so “super”? A more common term than the scientific one, a “supermoon” occurs when the full moon phase coincides with a very close pass of Earth. This usually…