New milestone for stem cell research: Lab-grown brain ‘organoids’ set longevity record
In a new milestone for stem cell research, Harvard neuroscientists have set a record for keeping alive lab-grown…
Colombia earthquake: UN ramps up aid for 100,000 people
Key pointsUN agencies unroll plans to serve more than 100,000 people in needThe earthquake has affected 15 departments…
This high-speed star is whipping around the black hole in the middle of our galaxy : NPR
This image traces the orbital paths of all known stars orbiting the massive black hole at the center…
Building a Quantum Computer, One Fragile Qubit at a Time
Practically all modern computers, from the cheap microcontroller in your dishwasher to high-tech hardware crunching numbers for artificial…
In 1968, a fire destroyed a naturalist’s isolated home and killed his otter; he moved to a tiny island to build a wildlife sanctuary | World News
Skye Bridge on Eilean Bàn. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons In January 1968, naturalist and author Gavin Maxwell lost…
A SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon this month — and a NASA spacecraft has spotted its lunar grave
NASA’s veteran moon-circling spacecraft, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), has imaged the impact site of that errant Falcon…
As East Sea warms, sharks move in
68 sharks were caught in fishing nets off the east coast as of Aug. 11, more than double…
NASA Establishes State Hubs to Grow Technical Aerospace Workforce
NASA has awarded approximately $10.5 million to seven institutions to help strengthen and streamline state-based pathways for students…
A star spinning at 15,000 miles per second tests Einstein theory of relativity
The Milky Way galaxy is anchored by a supermassive black hole named Sagittarius A*, that has a mass…
Scuba diver filmed dazzling jellyfish in Thailand. What she spotted attached to it amazed her more
In 2023, an underwater videographer shared the incredible moment a tiny crab hitched a ride on a jellyfish “Who needs a…
Anthropologist Proposes Folding Australopithecus and Paranthropus into Genus Homo
Dr. Ian Towle, a researcher with the Biomedicine Discovery Institute at Monash University, proposes folding nearly 5 million…
Scientists Film Dolphins Using Seashells As Hunting Tools
Adult female dolphin captured on film by UniSC researchers while ‘shelling’ to catch fish. Credit: University of the…