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Do you remember the days when pneumatic tubes were used for fast delivery of packages, mail, and important documents? Despite being touted as the future of…
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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience, please visit our site in a different browser. SpaceX continues to countdown to two major missions, including…
As we age, our cognitive abilities, such as memory, language, and attention, tend to decline, and scientists have yet to find a way to prevent this…
The saying goes, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” But that’s not true. Criticism and rejection It produces brain…
NASA announced on Saturday that SpaceX will bring home the two astronauts who have been stranded on the International Space Station since early June due to…
There is no concrete evidence to suggest that ground coffee contains cockroach parts, although it is a common urban legend. However, insects are highly nutritious and…
The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is facing increasing challenges due to wildfires and their aftermaths, making sections of the trail hazardous and leading to sudden road…
Water is a key component of exoplanets, and its distribution – on the surface or deep inside – has a fundamental impact on the planet’s properties.…
Tardigrades are a diverse group of microinvertebrates widely known for their remarkable ability to survive. Molecular clocks suggest that tardigrades diverged from other panarthropods (arthropods, tardigrades,…
summaryDespite warm ocean temperatures, hurricane season is on a lull.This season is expected to be much more active than usual and is off to a record-breaking…
Radio telescope at Green Bank Observatory in West VirginiaJ. Seymour/Green Bank Observatory Radio telescopes observing the universe face increasing challenges from electromagnetic interference from thousands of…
DNA computers can solve simplified chess and Sudoku puzzles Kevin Lin Able to solve basic chess or Sudoku puzzles, computers made from DNA could potentially save…
Inside the monument known as Mengadolmen in SpainMiguel Angel Blanco de la Rubia Neolithic people appear to have understood advanced concepts from sciences such as physics…
Health workers assess a suspected case of MPOX in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo.Arlette Basij/Bloomberg via Getty Images Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is…
Is the Milky Way being rippled by other galaxies?Vladaki/Alamy The Milky Way appears to have giant ripples that extend across at least a quarter of its…
Chinese scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in producing large amounts of water using lunar soil collected from the 2020 mission, as reported by state-run CCTV…
Baby orangutan Emmen will need several years of protection from his mother to surviveNetflix The Secret Life of OrangutansSilverback FilmNetflix Orangutans, mankind's closest relatives, have provided…
Chemicals: A substance formed by the combination of two or more atoms in a certain ratio and structure. For example, water is a chemical formed by…
Ray Kurzweil is a prominent figure in the field of artificial intelligence, with over 60 years of experience. He has achieved many milestones in AI development,…
Reports suggest that Americans are set to witness a peculiar and somewhat alarming occurrence as swarms of tarantulas are poised to invade certain regions of the…
Life on Earth has faced various threats over millions of years, from asteroids to pandemics to climate change. According to the IPCC, nearly one in five…
Physicists from the STAR Collaboration have observed an antimatter hypernucleus, antihyperhydrogen-4, consisting of an antihypernucleus, an antiproton, and two antineutrons, in nuclear collisions at the Relativistic…
New genus and species of large theropod dinosaur named Alpkaraqsh Kyrgyzics. It was discovered in the Middle Jurassic Barabansai Formation in the northern Fergana Basin of…
In Botswana, a mine has recently discovered the largest diamond in over a century. The country’s president showcased the fist-sized diamond to the public in a…
Fragments of mitochondrial DNA can be added to the cell's main genomewir0man/Getty Images Mutations in which DNA from energy-producing mitochondria is mistakenly added to a cell's…
Shewanella oneidensis Bacteria may be able to remove antibiotic resistance genes from wastewater Ella Maru Studio/Science Photo Library Bacteria engineered to destroy DNA can remove more than 99 percent of antibiotic resistance genes from wastewater, potentially slowing the spread of antibiotic resistance. Pathogens can absorb resistance genes released into the environment by damaged or dead
Most political efforts to tackle climate change have had little effect Shutterstock Most climate policies fail to significantly reduce emissions and have little effect on halting…
Chandra X-ray ObservatoryNASA/CXC & J. Vaughan On July 23, 1999, just a few months before I enrolled in college, NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia launched with a…
Pathological dating People with a craving for pathological romance could, if they so wished, write algorithms to select attractive, pathological prospective spouses or recreational dating partners.…
Pong is a simple video gameInterphoto/Alamy Inanimate blobs of ion-laden jelly can play computer games Pong And it will continue to improve over time: The researchers…
COVID-19 is a year-round riskRosem Morton for The Washington Post via Getty Images Traditionally, summer is the season for sunburn and allergies, and winter is the…
In 1968, biologists Paul and Anne Ehrlich, a married couple, Population explosion frightening prospects of ecological disaster to come. Population growth must be slowed or reversed,…
Seoul’s ginkgo trees help absorb carbon dioxide emitted by traffic Khanh Nha Trang/Alamy Becoming Earth Felice Jabr (Picador (UK)) Penguin Random House (USA) The first ginkgo…
Supernova remnants in the Milky Way GalaxyChandra X-ray Observatory After a star explodes in a supernova, its remains can be reborn multiple times as new stars.…
A groundbreaking space mission known as Polaris Dawn is set to take off next week with four private citizens on board. The mission is expected to…
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaegangliae) Whales build so-called “bubble nets” as tools to hunt, but researchers from the University of Hawaii and the Alaska Whale Foundation have…
TRAPPIST-1 is an ultracool dwarf star located 38.8 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius that hosts seven planets. The period ratios of the neighboring planets are…
Historical and ethnographic sources document that portable pole-hafted weapons, or spears, were used for hunting and defense against large game in North and South America, Africa,…
Set against the backdrop of Jupiter’s dramatic, swirling atmosphere, Europa may look a bit drab at first glance — its gray-white surface might even resemble well-worn…