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Osteoarthritis affects 530 million people worldwidePuwadol Jaturautchai/Shutterstock Drug delivery nanoparticles may be useful in treating osteoarthritis. In mice with signs of symptoms, a single injection of…
A small surgical robot aboard the International Space Station was tested in orbit for the first time, performing a simulated surgery in space while being remotely…
When the ancient Egyptians sought an encounter with Bes, the god of fertility and childbirth, they painted an image of the god on their hands, wrapped…
Chimpanzees enjoy teasing each other apple2499/Shutterstock Bonobos, orangutans, gorillas, and chimpanzees all poke, tickle, and even steal from their companions as a form of teasing. Understanding…
Some Bacillus bacteria can convert CO2 into rock in extreme environmentsDavid Marshall/Getty Images Bacteria found deep in a mine shaft in South Dakota could accelerate the…
Shrove Tuesday, the traditional holiday celebrated the day before the Christian Lent, is now almost exclusively associated with pancakes by many people around the world. Pancakes…
techno signature Any measurable property that could provide evidence of extraterrestrial technology. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is a branch of astrobiology that focuses on…
Permanent baby teeth, also known as “shark teeth” Nadisha/Getty Images Seven percent of pet dogs (mostly small “toy” breeds) have double teeth reminiscent of shark mouths.…
MAPLE power experimentAlex Ayling et al. The first experiment to transmit electricity from space to Earth could lead to space-based solar power plants within a decade,…
Scientists have identified five mysterious species of the genus Viper Botrykiss They live in the jungles and cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador. Botrykis Rahimi. Image…
Our spatial memory, which relates to how we remember places, appears to be different from other forms of memory Gary Yowell/Digital Vision/Getty Images Our memory of…
yearly: an adjective for something that happens every year.app: Abbreviation for an application or computer program designed for a specific task.action: the way something, often a…
Flea frog perching on 1 Brazilian Real (coin diameter is 27 mm) Renato Gaiga The tiny Brazilian frog, about the size of a pea, could threaten…
No more need to hold out your phone while navigating FG Trade/Getty Images Two smartphone apps can help guide a blind person through an unfamiliar building,…
Sagittarius C is located just 300 light-years from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. This image of the Sagittarius…
Exposure to loud noises, such as at music festivals, can worsen your hearing Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Exposure to loud noises can disrupt zinc levels in the inner…
Graphical reconstruction of stone walls as hunting structures in glacial landscapesMichał Grabowski A low stone wall approximately one kilometer long has been discovered 21 meters below…
Odysseus spacecraft scheduled to launch to the moon on February 14thspace x US company Intuitive Machines is soon to become the first private company to land…
Mars' relatively well-preserved ancient crust provides a natural window into early planetary evolution not visible on Earth. Mars has generally been thought to be a monolithic…
when joseph conlon As an undergraduate in the early 2000s, I avoided typical scientific explanations of string theory because I wanted to approach it on a…
Jets of plasma could slow the rotation of black holes NASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology Most black holes can rotate much more slowly than expected. When a…
Sagittarius A*, the 4.3 million solar mass black hole at the center of the Milky Way, spins so fast that space-time around it is warped into…
Lunar New Year is celebrated around the world, and the phases of the moon, not the calendar, mark the beginning of 2024. This year's Chinese New…
Paleontologists have described a new species of extinct ramid shark Paleohypotodus Based on 17 fossilized teeth found in Alabama, USA. Fossilized teeth are Paleohypotodus bizocoi.Image credit:…
astronomer using NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope We captured a vivid image of IRAS 16562-3959, a beautiful star-forming region in the constellation Scorpius. This Hubble image shows…
aquatic: An adjective that describes water. astronomy: A field of science that deals with celestial bodies, the universe, and the physical universe. People who work in…
2-D: Abbreviation for two-dimensional. This term is an adjective describing something in the flat world, meaning that it has features that can only be explained in…
The albatross (Diomedea exulans) is classified as endangered imageBROKER.com GmbH & Co.KG / Alamy Hundreds of migratory species, from humpback whales to wandering albatrosses, are under…
Takeshi Hosaka’s microhome “Love2 House” in Tokyo is on display at the “Small Spaces in the City” exhibition. ©Ken Hosaka Small urban spaces: Rethinking inside the…
space politics The UK has managed to catch up with the US in terms of backing politicians who speak out knowing the vast and almost empty…
Eckhart Slavik/Science Photo Library This week, we’re looking for two important constellations that are prominent in skies around the world during February. Both are named after…
I recently came across a photo that I can only describe as “post-apocalyptic cute.” It depicted a small, beady-eyed, purple hermit crab with its fragile abdomen…
Woman (Jodie Comer) and baby must survive floodsignature entertainment the end we beginMahalia BelloScheduled for general release in UK cinemas; US release date to be determined.…
3D printed blood vessel ice templatePhilip LeDuc and others/Carnegie Mellon University Complex artificial organs can be created by 3D printing molds of veins, arteries, and capillaries…
Many people are passionate about reusable water bottles, from wide-mouth Nalgene bottles popular with Millennials to stainless steel containers like Hydro Flask, S’well, and Yeti tumblers.…
Tropical rainforests are crucial to the planet’s health as they absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide and release oxygen. These forests are characterized by a dense…
Similar to childbirth, death is a bodily process that progresses through stages and is recognizable. The speed of the process varies from person to person, and…
A new moon may not be all that remarkable (literally) astronomically speaking, but it does mark the beginning of a new lunar cycle. And this month,…
Following the recent historic heavy rains in California, an unusual event continues to unfold at the lakes of the famous Death Valley.Officials from the park confirmed…
On February 3, 2024, NASA's Juno spacecraft made its second close approach to Io, the fifth and third largest of Jupiter's moons. Like the previous flyby…
