50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions’ findings are still discussed today
Finding life beyond the Earth would be a major scientific discovery with significant implications for all areas of…
CRISPR used in landmark treatment to fix misspelling in baby’s genome
For the first time, scientists say they have reached into the genome of a severely ill child and…
Kentucky nurse saves raccoon’s life with CPR after it got drunk on fermented peaches
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Scientists tap ancient ’secret’ fresh water under the ocean. Just don’t drink it yet
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NASA Webb Looks at Earth-Sized, Habitable-Zone Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e
Scientists are in the midst of observing the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Careful…
Human stem cells age more rapidly in space, study finds
While scientists are still working to understand the effects an extended trip to space can have on the…
These companies promise to desalinate seawater
With water scarcity looming over a growing global population, some companies are betting on the oceans to solve…
1st known interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua is an ‘exo-Pluto’ — a completely new class of object, scientists say
The first interstellar object to visit the solar system may have been a fragment of an icy exoplanet,…
A Supercomputer Just Created the Largest Universe Simulation Ever
Last month, a team of researchers put the then-fastest supercomputer in the world to work on a rather…
Possible atmosphere identified around Earth-like exoplanet | UK News
A team of researchers has identified a possible atmosphere around an Earth-sized planet. The researchers, from the University…
The hard truth about the circular economy – real change will take more than refillable bottles
We extract more than 100 billion tonnes of raw materials from Earth each year, then throw most of…
German Scientists Use Underground Ring Laser That Tracks Planet’s Rotational Chaos While Testing Einstein’s
IN A NUTSHELL 🔬 Scientists at TUM use a ring laser to measure Earth’s axial wobble with unmatched…