WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The American Astronomical Society issued the following news release: Astronomer and science communicator Diana Hannikainen has been named the next Editor in Chief of Sky & Telescope (S&T), a monthly magazine owned by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) that covers all aspects of amateur and professional astronomy. Hannikainen, who is currently S&T's Observing Editor, will move into the role of Editor in Chief at the start of November 2024 following the retirement of c more PR

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: What if there was a tiny drone whose in-flight controls were modeled on the visual capabilities of the common fruit fly? What if individual neurons in the human brain were sensitive to speech context? Yesterday's flights of fancy are today's emerging discoveries as leading scientists from around the world gather at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) to discuss the journey "From Neur more PR

LAUREL, Maryland, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: A team of robots navigates through the rubble-strewn scene of a remote natural disaster, looking for survivors. From a distance, another team provides situational awareness, alerting the first team to evolving hazards. As the search continues, the two teams dynamically swap roles to keep up with the emerging situation, with one team serving as lookout while the other  more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 16 [Category: Science] (TNSres) -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: A global team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry has made a groundbreaking discovery that saves the lives of patients suffering from toxic epidermal necrolysis. This rare but often fatal reaction to common medications causes widespread detachment of the skin. Using innovative spatial proteomics one of the most advanced molecular biology tools the team identified the more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The Royal Astronomical Society issued the following news: Stargazers across the country have been snapping spectacular pictures of Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), as they race to catch a glimpse of the once-in-a-lifetime object before it disappears for another 80,000 years. The comet has been visible to the naked eye and with binoculars since the second window to catch a glimpse of it in the northern hemisphere opened on Saturday (12 October). However, the we more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 17 -- The Space and Satellite Professionals International issued the following news release: Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) has appointed Tamara Bond-Williams as Deputy Executive Director effective October 1, 2024. In her new role, she will have primary responsibility for the association's membership programs, sponsorship, content development, events and partnerships. Tamara joined SSPI in 2001 as Membership Director after serving in administrative position more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 14 [Category: Science] (TNSres) -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: Around 1,200 Germans are diagnosed with gastrointestinal stromal tumours every year a rare type of cancer in which the tumours develop in the walls of the digestive organs and which quickly develop resistance to common precision drugs. Scientists at TU Dortmund University, the West German Tumour Centre Essen and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology in Dortmund have identified a more PR