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“Ziplines played a pivotal role in the democratization of space.” Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library/Alamy Even though the price of spaceflight has fallen dramatically in the…
Checking on patient health at Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, ArizonaJesse Reaser/New York future loves youAriel Zeleznikov-Johnston (Penguin, November 28) Much of today’s medicine focuses…
○Last Week Tonight, John Oliver investigated the impending ban of TikTok in the United States. TikTok, a popular social media app known for its cooking tutorials…
Mauna Loa eruption in December 2022 T. Orr, U.S. Geological Survey Thanks to a new understanding of what triggers the eruption of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the…
DDonald Trump’s resounding victory in the 2024 presidential election can be largely attributed to the unwavering support of the richest man in the world. Elon Musk,…
Donald Trump’s return to the White House was anticipated by his biggest supporters before it was official. Elon Musk, a major advocate for Trump’s return to…
Rapid 3D printing using sound and light could one day create copies of human organs made from one’s own cells, enabling a variety of drug tests.…
James Blake/Falklands Marine Heritage Trust When I first started my fitness journey, I wanted to get the most out of my workouts. I figured if my…
There’s a saying: “Never stay more than 6 feet away from a mouse.” Although I’m here BBC Science Focus, we concluded that this measurement is inaccurate,…
The National Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Britain has initiated a consultation process that may result in the redundancy of 440 employees. In…
Wild bottlenose dolphin undergoing health checkTodd Speakman/National Marine Mammal Foundation, MMPA/ESA Permit Numbers 18786-03 and 24359 CC-BY 4.0 Dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico are breathing…
Our planet’s new small satellite, 2024 PT5, arrived in Earth’s orbit on September 29, 2024. 2024 PT5 is scheduled to capture a temporary flyby from September…
Comet C/2023 A3 seen from the Canary Islands on September 30th (Tochinzan-ATLAS)Carlos de Saa/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Earth is approaching the comet and possibly passing through its ion tail,…
According to movies, coexisting with dinosaurs would lead to a constant battle between them and humans. However, in reality, just like animals today, some dinosaurs would…
Pharmacological potential discovered in toxins found in crustacean venom from Mayan underwater caves
Xibalbanus turmensisThe poisonous remipede, found in the caves of Antiarin on the Yucatan Peninsula, is the only crustacean for which a venom system has been described.…
Some people take creatine as a supplement to enhance athletic performance Cashmiro / Alamy Tobacco plants are engineered to contain creatine, a compound that is primarily…
Gravity is one of the four fundamental forces that bind matter in the universe. The other three forces (electromagnetic, weak nuclear, and strong nuclear) are explained…
Healthcare workers treat MPOX patients at a treatment centre in Munigi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Associated Press/Alamy An mRNA vaccine for MPOX developed by biotechnology company…
As you read this, an army of cells is patrolling your brain. These soldiers slither around neurons, using their long limbs to search for threats. When…
“My goal is really modest: I want to have the biggest impact on human suffering ever before,” says Lou Rees, co-founder of the biotech company Vaxxinity.…
Tweezers made with laser beams can hold and move single atomsEpsilon/Shutterstock Gravity’s effects on the quantum realm have remained a mystery until now, but experiments using…
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…
A good neural network architecture is essential when developing artificial intelligence.Shutterstock/Qpt When ChatGPT first took the world by storm in 2022, its capabilities were so impressive…
A good neural network architecture is essential when developing artificial intelligence.Shutterstock/Qpt When ChatGPT first took the world by storm in 2022, its capabilities were so impressive…
astronomy: The branch of science that deals with celestial bodies, space, and the physical universe. People who work in this field are called astronomers. Actions: The…
Water on Mars may be lurking beneath or even above the planet’s surface. NASA/JPL/USGS Mars isn’t as dry as it seems. Billions of years ago, oceans…
Using new data about the Martian crust collected by NASA’s InSight spacecraft, geophysicists from the University of California, San Diego and the University of California, Berkeley…
Mars A recent study indicates that the Earth may be hiding a global ocean beneath its surface, with cracks in rocks potentially holding enough water to…
pictureRon Musk has long been interested in right-wing politics and has enjoyed portraying himself as a contrarian showman. However, his recent political affiliations have raised doubts…
Black holes have the ability to die, but this process happens very slowly and in a rather normal manner. Despite appearing empty, space is not entirely…
Terraforming Mars would make it more similar to Earth, creating an environment capable of supporting life as we know it.Detlef van Ravensweig/Science Photo Library Releasing iron…
It’s been a tough week for the Grand St. Seven, a group of technology stocks that have played a leading role in the U.S. stock market,…
Could quantum interactions help keep brain cells synchronized?Andriy Onufrienko/Getty Images Nerve fibres in the brain can generate pairs of particles that are linked by quantum entanglement…
Artistic illustration of a floating planetMaspix/Alamy The Sun's gravity could potentially capture objects, such as interstellar comets or rogue planets, from as far away as 3.8…
Google states that nearly 66% of jobs in the UK could be “augmented” by AI, with only a small percentage of jobs at risk of complete…
A slide showing part of a mouse brainStu Gray / Alamy A newly identified brain pathway in mice may explain why placebos, or interventions that should…
noPeople with horse heads on their heads. Surreal nightmares so vivid they blend with reality. Until now Enter the room. The title might feel like you’re…
Galaxies like Andromeda have supermassive black holes at their centersNASA/JPL-Caltech Supermassive black holes appear to be more powerful than theory suggests, blasting the gas surrounding galaxies…
The EU has warned Elon Musk’s company X that it could face a substantial fine for violating social media regulations with its blue checkmark system. Regulators…
No one doubts that Albert Einstein had a brilliant mind, but the Nobel Prize winner famous for his theories of special and general relativity wasn’t blessed…
