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Astroscale aced the world’s first rendezvous with a piece of space junk
Astroscale's US subsidiary won a $25.5 million contract from the US Space Force in 2023…
Posted inArchaeology forensic archaeology herculaneum
Study: Hot Vesuvian ash cloud really did turn a brain to glass
According to Petrone et al., usually such brain matter would be "saponified" by the extreme…
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The Moon’s next robotic visitor is lining up for landing this weekend
CEDAR PARK, Texas—Early Sunday morning, while most of America is sleeping, a couple dozen engineers…
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Single-fiber computer could one day track your health
Imagine heading out for a run on a cold winter day clad in athletic gear…
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Amazon uses quantum “cat states” with error correction
The characterization of the system indicated a couple of major limits, though. Cat qubits make…
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Brewing tea removes lead from water
Testing the teas Scanning electron microscope image of black tea leaves, magnified by 500 times.…
COVID shots protect kids from long COVID—and don’t cause sudden death
Benefits and a non-existent risk Using an adjusted odds ratio, the researchers found that vaccination…
Posted inBiology bioluminescence birds
Flashy exotic birds can actually glow in the dark
Found in the forests of Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Eastern Australia, birds of paradise…
In war against DEI in science, researchers see collateral damage
In the 1990s, Lane, as NSF director, ushered in the requirement that, in addition to…
Posted inBiomechanics Mantis shrimp materials science
The seemingly indestructible fists of the mantis shrimp can take a punch
To find out how much force a mantis shrimp’s dactyl clubs can possibly withstand, the…