This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. When I was a child, the age-appropriate science magazines the school would distribute sometimes had stories about upcoming medical advances. That was where I first encountered the idea that scientists might one day construct a robotic exoskeleton that could help […]
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This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has been hanging around the asteroid Ryugu for more than a year, dropping off robots and blasting the surface with metal slugs. The Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) hopes to bring Hayabusa2 and its precious cargo of asteroid
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In what seems to be a lucky incident, astronomers at NASA have filmed a Black Hole ripping a star to shreds. This historic footage was taken by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite or TESS. The “cataclysmic phenomenon” happened some 375 million light-years away. What Happened? The incredible phenomenon also called Tidal Disruption Event or TDE
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An elephant herd makes its way through the Serengeti in East Africa. (Vulcan / EarthRanger Photo) Years ago, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen backed a project called the Great Elephant Census that highlighted a crisis for Africa’s elephant population, brought about primarily by illegal poaching. Allen passed away last year at the age of 65, but
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This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Over the weekend, Elon Musk unveiled the first Starship prototype SpaceX has built. The company has set an ambitious test schedule for itself, with the vehicle possibly making a limited flight as early as November. The so-called Starship is actually
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Agence France-PresseSep 30, 2019 17:06:39 IST In Slovenia’s dramatically beautiful Karst region, six astronauts have been put through their paces for future missions — not in a flashy futuristic space centre but deep underground in the area’s network of cold, dark and muddy caves. This Wednesday they emerged blinking into the light after swapping their spacesuits
Walk into a Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, or Tim Horton’s at this time of year and you’re bombarded with offerings for pumpkin spice this and pumpkin spice that! According to this CNBC report pumpkin spice is a $600 million flavor. What’s in the pumpkin spice that so many people love? That question is in this SciShow
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Naresh TrehanSep 29, 2019 10:55:21 IST Many people are of the impression that breast cancer is the number one cause of death for women world over. In reality, heart disease is at the top of that list. Approximately seven times more women will die from heart disease than breast cancer. Even in women with breast cancer, dying from heart disease is a leading
It all started with the Integrated circuit. Ever since its conception, it has made boundless contributions to the advancement of the Human race. ICs might just be one of the most important tools ever devised by mankind. From the Navigation systems of Apollo 11 to the Driver-Less systems of the latest Tesla, the cutting edge of Human-Technology has
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Nuclear rockets could wind up in space, a researcher unveiled a massive and unfixable iPhone flaw, and US police forces are using doorbell cameras to fight crime. Here’s the news you need to know, in two minutes or less. Want to receive this two-minute roundup as an email every weekday? Sign up here! Today’s Headlines
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