10-Month Voyage Proves Solar Cell Material Survives, Thrives in Space

Dr. Lyndsey McMillon-Brown was hoping to see anything but mustard yellow. When the NASA research electrical engineer clicked open the photo of a small solar cell material sample – a…

NASA Harnesses US Navy Spinning Device to Simulate Spaceflight

A view of the cockpit of the Kraken, a device that can be configured to disorient those strapped inside. The parallel tracks on the left and right allow the cockpit…

TikTok sues to stop ban in US state of Montana

TikTok argues that the Montana ban on its app is based on unfounded speculation that user data is at risk because parent company ByteDance is based in China. TikTok on…

A lifetime of racism makes Alzheimer’s more prevalent in Black Americans

Photographs of mother and daughter, Constance and Jessica Guthrie, decorate a bedroom, in Fredericksburg, Va., on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. While some risk factors for Alzheimer’s may differ by race,…

Study estimates that over 800 million people globally will be living with back pain by 2050

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Analysis of over 30 years of data has shown the number of cases of low back pain is growing, with modeling suggesting by 2050, 843 million…

Over 1,000 artefacts from Angkor era found at Angkor Archaeological Park |

Archaeologists from the Apsara National Authority (ANA) have uncovered over 1,000 artefacts from the Angkor era during excavations at the Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia. Stretching over some 400 square…

New AI model aims to plug key gap in cybersecurity readiness

Scientists from several institutions worked together to harness artificial intelligence, linking computer vulnerabilities, weaknesses and attack patterns to increase cybersecurity. Credit: Timothy Holland | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Imagine you’re…

Global team to simulate message from extraterrestrial intelligence to Earth

L-R (clockwise): The Allen Telescope Array, Green Bank Telescope and Medecina Radio Astronomical Station. Credit: Allen Telescope Array: Joe MarfiaGreen Bank Telescope: Jay YoungMedecina Radio Astronomical Station: Medecina Radio Astronomical…

Eight EU countries oppose bloc’s car emissions limits

Air pollution linked to road transport is responsible for 70,000 deaths each year, according to the EU. Eight EU member states including France, Italy and Poland urged Brussels to scrap…

G7 calls on all countries to reach net zero by 2050

The leaders of the G7 group of big, wealthy nations called this weekend for all governments to aim for net zero by 2050 at the latest. At a summit in…