There’s a bright side to every situation. In 2032, the Moon itself might have a particularly bright side if it is blasted by a 60-meter-wide asteroid.
The chances of such an event are still relatively small (only around 4 percent), but…
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Study finds adults born under 1,000 g have higher morbidity yet equal well-being
Individuals with a birth weight of less than one kilogram have an increased risk of cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities and attention deficit disorders. Nonetheless, they rate their quality of life as high as individuals with normal birth…
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NASA's Artemis II crewed mission to the moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo
When Apollo 13 looped around the moon in April 1970, more than 40 million people around the world watched the United States recover from a potential catastrophe. An oxygen tank explosion turned a planned landing into an urgent exercise in…
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FAU to host Florida’s first on-site 4,400-qubit quantum computer
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) will become the first university in Florida to publicly host a large, dedicated quantum computer on campus, after signing an agreement with D-Wave Quantum Inc. to install an Advantage2 annealing quantum system…
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443-million-year-old eel-like animal discovered near Glasgow stuns scientists
The fossil record of early vertebrates is particularly patchy, largely due to the fact that most of these primitive creatures were soft bodied and, as a result, didn’t readily fossilise. On the rare occasions when squishy early vertebrates did…
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Scientists grow specialized nerve cells that degenerate in ALS and are damaged in spinal cord injury
Researchers have developed a way to grow a highly specialized subset of brain nerve cells that are involved in motor neuron disease and damaged in spinal injuries. Their study, published today in eLife, presents fundamental findings on the…
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Antibody-producing immune cells can help shape cancer immunotherapy
Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified an important immune response that helps explain why some cancer patients benefit from immunotherapy while others do not.
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China advances Zhangzhou nuclear build with steam generator install
The Zhangzhou nuclear power project in China has reached another construction milestone as engineers installed the third and final steam generator at Unit 3 on January 26.
The move marks steady progress at one of China’s largest nuclear…
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Bamboo Could Be The Next ‘Superfood’, But There’s a Reason to Be Cautious : ScienceAlert
Calling ingredients with multiple health benefits ‘superfoods’ may be more of a marketing gimmick than a scientific category, but a recent review on bamboo’s health benefits certainly suggests the plant might be worthy of the name.
An…
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Chicago's Brookfield Zoo leads effort to protect polar bears as Trump opens Arctic refuge to oil drilling
Shortly after her arrival last fall, Amelia Gray met Hudson, and the pair hit it off immediately. They touched their noses together in greeting and chuffed—a soft, breathy, snorting sound that signals affection or reassurance. Amelia Gray…
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