A toxic mold once feared for causing mysterious deaths in ancient tombs is now at the center of a medical breakthrough. Scientists at Penn have engineered compounds from Aspergillus flavus—a fungus blamed for the “pharaoh’s curse”—into…
A British nuclear body is planning to deploy robots at a former nuclear plant site to segregate radioactive waste autonomously. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group has announced a pioneering partnership for robot deployment.
The…
UPDATE (8:43 a.m., Saturday, June 28) – SpaceX is now targeting the launch for 10:13 a.m.
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(5:23 p.m., Friday, June 27) – SpaceX is targeting Saturday morning for the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The mission is…
Spending and login habits may signal early-stage dementia. Financial behavior shifts before legal intervention. A major new study has found that everyday financial behaviors, recorded in routine banking data, can indicate early signs of cognitive…
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is testing a series of large spacecraft rolls that will help it hunt for water.
After nearly 20 years of operations, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance…
A test of a new rocket motor for NASA’s future moon missions went awry this week, with the full-size booster hurling a powerful blaze and scattering debris.
Northrop Grumman, lead contractor for the booster,…
Since its…
