Microgravity in space reveals hidden microbes:

A mission on board the Space X Crew 5 rocket is aimed at helping explain how the human gut’s microbiome changes while astronauts are in space. The goal is to better prepare humans to stay healthy during space travel. The experiment, launched into space Oct. 5 after a hurricane delay, is the second of its kind in a study of how microgravity affects the human microbiome. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares a compilation of news stories for the week of Oct. 3, 2022.

Science: New approach improves identification of natural-gas emitters:

A new study in New Mexico’s San Juan Basin will boost efforts to identify and reduce methane emissions, a key element of the Global Methane Pledge. The research team found that using multiple methods to measure the ratio of ethane to methane in the ambient air around fossil energy development regions can be used to attribute emissions to specific polluters. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL