‘Beautiful blobs’: synthetic life a step closer as scientists make cells using lab-made DNA | Science
Researchers claim they are closer to creating life from scratch after building tiny, quivering blobs that use lab-made…
Some seabirds off California are starving to death amid marine heat wave
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Within minutes of walking on a San Diego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found…
Scientists Built a Mars Rover That “Swims” Through Sand
The Mars rover with its innovative wheels, which can ‘swim’ through sand, modelled on a desert lizard. Credit:…
Quantum tunnelling and leakage current across two-dimensional materials
Backes, C. et al. Production and processing of graphene and related materials. 2D Mater. 7, 022001 (2020). Article …
Gracie The Giraffe Is Back Home. Now Rich Guys Can Buy Her
You may have heard that a giraffe named Gracie skipped town—”town” being the Cedar Hollow Ranch in Leakey,…
This Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade.
A SpudCell on a microscope slide Scientists have long dreamed of discovering the alchemy by which chemicals can…
America’s Best Towns to Visit in 2026
American communities have never been more essential. In towns and cities, we get out and meet people who…
Scientists propose launching a giant ‘airbag’ into space to protect us from solar superstorms — and experts say it’s ‘quite feasible’
Researchers have proposed creating a novel satellite constellation, dubbed StormWall, that could shield Earth from the worst effects…
Scientists Discover Quantum Entanglement in a Crystal You Can Hold
Proof of quantum effects in a strange metal. Credit: Harald Ritsch / TU Wien TU Wien has detected…
Let’s all agree that dolphins are the ‘smart kids who don’t apply themselves’ of the Animal Kingdom
Greg Gutfeld unveils ‘Ume’ baby tapir Greg Gutfeld’s ‘What the Heck Is That!’ segment features an adorable baby…
The unsettling possibility raised by quantum gravity is that time may not be a basic ingredient of reality. It may be something that emerges only inside the universe, from entanglement, entropy, and relationships between physical systems — while the deeper quantum structure underneath may have no ticking clock at all.
The unsettling possibility in quantum gravity is not just that our clocks might be inaccurate. It is that…
Mountain towns must tighten taps, but water shortages could have been worse
This Fresh Water News story is a collaboration between The Colorado Sun and Water Education Colorado. It also…