Boeing Machinists Union members Dave Hendrickson, left, and Steven Wilson, right, on the picket line at the Renton assembly plant, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Renton, Wash. Credit: AP Photo/John…
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Stuck-in-space astronauts make first public comments since Boeing capsule left without them
This image made from a NASA live stream shows NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore during a press conference from the International Space Station on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.…
Antidepressants prescribed for pain in older adults despite weak evidence of effectiveness
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain University of Sydney research has found people over 65 are being prescribed antidepressants as pain treatment based on international guidelines that use limited evidence. The paper…
Study finds some male cross-country skiers at higher risk for bradycardia and pacemakers
Vasaloppet is the world’s biggest cross-country ski race. The study examined 209,108 Swedish skiers who participated in at least one Vasaloppet race between 1989 and 2011. Credit: Vasaloppet Men who…
New method could decrease number of satellites needed for global coverage
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Low-orbit satellites could soon offer millions of people worldwide access to high-speed communications, but the satellites’ potential has been stymied by a technological limitation—their antenna arrays…
Research finds surprisingly simple relationship
by Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo Diagram of a boundary surface shows how in order to transmit energy, information must also…
Endometriosis pain leads to missed school and work in two-thirds of women with the condition, new study finds
More than two-thirds of women with endometriosis missed school or work due to pain from the condition, in a study of more than 17,000 women between the ages of 15…
Japan’s ispace will launch its 2nd lunar lander to the moon in December
Japanese space exploration firm ispace is gearing up for its second shot at landing on the moon. The mission, featuring a lander named Resilience and a tiny rover dubbed Tenacious,…
Microsoft cutting more jobs from its gaming unit
Word of more layoffs at the gaming unit of Xbox-maker Microsoft comes as labor organizers promote unionizing to protect jobs. Microsoft is cutting about 650 more positions from its gaming…
Congress targets Chinese influence in health tech. It could come with tradeoffs
A lab technician works on a sequencer inside the quality control department at Complete Genomics in San Jose, Calif., Monday, July 22, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Nic Coury A California biotechnology…
