SpaceX is set to launch another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast early Monday morning (Feb. 3) A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink spacecraft, including…
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What we know so far
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. Follow-up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4,…
Why we should all try to eat like people in rural Papua New Guinea
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Western diets—high in processed foods and low in fiber—are associated with obesity, diabetes and heart disease. These diets don’t only harm our bodies, they also harm…
12 questions to ask yourself and your doctor to maintain brain health
If you’ve experienced so-called “senior moments,” brain blips or brain freezes, you’re not alone. Many people worry about their future brain health. So many, in fact, that the American Academy…
Prosthetic limb gains more natural control through hand–brain connection
In the picture an individual with a limb deficiency wears the system during familiarization. The researchers designed a soft prosthetic hand with two degrees of actuation, enabling it to perform…
‘Star Trek: Section 31”s costume design was literally ‘Star Trek by Balenciaga’ (interview)
Hairstyles and makeup choices for a hardcore Empress of the Terran Empire ducking her duties in Starfleet’s under-the-radar black ops espionage division Section 31 to run a space disco and…
Are we all aliens? NASA’s returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
This image provided by NASA shows a top-down view of the OSIRIS-REx Touch-and-Go-Sample-Acquisition-Mechanism (TAGSAM) head with the lid removed, revealing the remainder of the asteroid sample inside. Credit: NASA via…
Aerial robot can navigate unknown environments safely at high speeds
Safety-assured high-speed aerial robot. Credit: The University of Hong Kong A team of engineers and roboticists at the University of Hong Kong have designed, built and tested an aerial robot…
Recycling lithium-ion batteries slashes emissions, secures future mineral supply
Stanford associate professor William Tarpeh and Ph.D. student Samantha Bunke working in the Tarpeh lab. Credit: Bill Rivard/Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University Recycling lithium-ion batteries to recover their critical…
Study finds stem-like T cells key to lasting immune response in cancer, chronic diseases
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Prolonged illnesses like cancer and chronic infections often leave the immune system in a state of exhaustion, where its frontline defenders—T cells—lose their ability to function…
