A bacterial relative of tuberculosis often called Mycobacterium smegmatis can pull off an extremely spectacular trick. When gas is briefly p...
UAE to test cloud-busting drones to boost rainfall
The drones will be tested in the next couple of weeks near Dubai - University of Reading (BBC) - Drones that fly into clouds, giving them an...
Microbes Unknown to Science Discovered on The International Space Station
Methylobacterium jeotgali. (Aslam et al, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2007) (sciencealert) - The menagerie of bacterial and fungal species...
We ARE living in a material world! Scientists reveal hi-tech textiles breakthrough in wearable, washable electronic displays
The electronic fabric remains soft and stable when folded. © Huisheng Peng’ s group (RT) - Chinese scientists have unveiled next-generation ...
SpaceX Starship prototype sticks landing, then explodes
A few minutes after touchdown, the Starship prototype exploded, blasting the rocket's upper section away in a spectacular conflagration....
Hidden Egyptian handbook reveals secrets of mummification
A recently discovered text written around 1450 BCE contains previously unknown details about Egyptian mummification process izanbar/Depositp...
The U.K. approved the world’s first COVID-19 human challenge trial
In the first approved human challenge trial for COVID-19, which will take place in the United Kingdom, researchers will intentionally expose...
Solar power satellites that could beam energy to anywhere on Earth successfully tested by Pentagon scientists.
The US military is working on a system that could one day be used to gather solar power in space and beam the energy to Earth. AP (TheNation...
Scientists Have Created Programmable Robots Made Of LIVING TISSUE. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
(HAF) - by Robert Wheeler - Everyone knows that robots aren’t living beings right? Well, we did. That is, until scientists and developers r...
Facebook, Instagram users fueled by ‘likes’ are similar to ‘lab rats seeking food’
Image by Thomas Ulrich from Pixabay (StudyFinds) - NEW YORK — For some, social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are aven...
You, but better: Scientists designing method to remove fear, boost confidence via brain stimulation
(StudyFinds) - SEIKA, Japan — If modern science conceived of a way to “pluck” unwanted fears, thoughts, and preferences from your mind, is ...
Scientists begin building highly accurate digital twin of our planet
A digital twin of the Earth is to simulate the Earth system comprehensively and at high resolution and serve, for example, as a basis for gu...
Researchers learn that pregnant women pass along protective COVID antibodies to their babies
image via The Physiological Society (Science Daily) - Antibodies that guard against COVID-19 can transfer from mothers to babies while in...
A First-Of-Its-Kind Geoengineering Experiment Is About To Take Its First Step
(koliasa) - Since it’s the only tool that could make any real difference to global temperatures within the period of a political term, it co...
Elizabeth Ann, the first cloned ferret, spurs hope for endangered U.S. species
In this photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is Elizabeth Ann, the first cloned black-footed ferret and first-ever cloned U....
DARPA’s New Space Program Stirs Worldwide Concern
This illustration made available by NASA in April 2020 depicts Artemis astronauts on the Moon. NASA via AP On the same day that Joe Biden ob...
Scientists find unexpected animal life far beneath Antarctica’s floating ice shelves
It's thought both types of stationary animals are types of sponges or are related to sponges, but scientists did not expect to find them...
First-of-a-kind patch tracks multiple biochemicals and blood pressure
A new wearable patch developed at UC San Diego can be used to monitor blood pressure in addition to various biochemical levels UC San Diego ...
CHINESE SCIENTISTS CLONED GENE-EDITED MONKEYS WITH HORRIFYING RESULTS
The five macaques were cloned then gene-edited.Pic: Institute of Neuroscience (Futurism) - Cloned Again - Almost exactly one year ago, the ...
How green tea may prove to be a powerful cancer killer
pixabay image (StudyFinds) - TROY, N.Y. — Green tea can help contribute to a healthy body in a number of ways. Prior studies show a daily c...