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Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Lander This week’s edition of IFLScience brings you news from India’s lander that seems to be detecting movement from beneath the moon’s surface, a new language dialect in Florida, and an earth-sized planet that may be hiding in the solar system. Plus, we learn why Neil Armstrong’s lunar poop is so important. Bamboo…

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Cancellation of Leases The Biden administration has officially canceled oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Conservationists and Native Americans celebrate the decision as a major victory for the region and the planet at large. But it isn’t totally safe yet, as a law requires that a lease…

The Search for Extraterrestrial Life (SETI) This chapter opens with a reminder that, for the past century, Earth has inadvertently broadcast our presence to more than 75 nearby star systems. About a quarter of those stars have confirmed exoplanets orbiting in the habitable zone, and a few may harbor intelligent life capable of receiving our…

Falling from 48 Ft (15 Meters) History is filled with stories of people surviving “unsurvivable” falls from great heights. How do they do it? We consider the factors that may increase your chances of survival. The first thing to think about is how far you’ve fallen. According to Live Science, the world record holder is…

Kidney Transplantation (Xenotransplantation) In a world first, scientists have successfully grown humanized, early-stage kidneys in pig embryos, adding to the potential for using animals to grow human organs for transplantation. Kidneys are the most commonly transplanted organs in humans, and there is a long waiting list for receiving a kidney. However, there are more than…

The 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai The 2022 Tonga volcano eruption was the largest natural explosion in a century, triggering an 11-hour lightning marathon, and the highest plume ever recorded. It sent up 146 billion kilograms of water into the stratosphere, where it could remain for up to a decade and contribute to the degradation of…

H3N8 virus (H3N2) This study is published in the journal Cell. The risk of bird flu has been in the press a lot in the last few decades, and it is a virus that scientists are constantly watching. Now, they have identified a subtype of avian influenza that is currently undergoing changes that could increase…

Rat King: The Adventures of a Rat King In a recent interview, Jordan Peterson attempted to sound impressive by explaining to his host what a Rat King was, but ended up reciting a scene from James Bond as if it were true. During his recent appearance on the This Weekend Past podcast, Peterson commented on…

The Big Bog in Chippewa Flowage Floating islands sound like islands in the movies, but they’re actually bogs in real life. In Chippewa Flowage, Wisconsin, there’s one big floating island that causes a ton of traffic problems every year as it drifts around. People have suggested blowing up the floating islands to get rid of…

Moon Sniper mission launches from Tanegashima Space Center Japan has successfully launched a mission to land on the moon. Called the Moon Sniper mission, it aims to land within 100 meters (328 feet) of its target. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) probe was successfully launched on September 7 from the Tanegashima Space Center…