Yesterday, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft atop it reached the historic Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Together they are the Artemis I mission, the maiden voyage for NASA’s new heavy launcher– and the spacecraft that, in a few years, will take astronauts back to the Moon. Advertisement […]
One Janet Jackson Music Video Can Crash Old Computers With Some Weird Physics
Janet Jackson can add another claim of fame to her five Grammy Awards, 11 Billboard Music Awards, 11 American Music Awards, and nine Guinness World Records entries: she created a music video that had the power to crash laptops that played it, and even laptops nearby. Your fave could never. Advertisement So how did Ms […]
Supplement Reverses Hallmarks Of Old Age And Promotes Healthier Aging
New research has found that supplementing older people with GlyNAC – a combination of glycine and N-acetylcysteine – wards off several key indicators of aging and keeps people healthier as they age. Not only that, but older people also appeared to be fitter and stronger with slimmer waistlines after taking the GlyNAC supplement. Advertisement As reported […]
Protons Contain Charm Quarks Heavier Than Themselves
Protons, once thought to be fundamental particles, have been known since 1968 to instead be composed of quarks. Some quarks are actually heavier than protons, but this wasn’t considered a problem because protons were thought to be made up purely of light quarks – two up and one down quark to be precise. However, new […]
New Antibody Neutralizes All Known COVID-19 Variants
As experts continue to warn that ignoring COVID-19 and the 15,000 deaths a day it is causing is a grave mistake, it has become clear a lasting solution to the virus will require something that neutralizes all coronavirus variants, else we risk constantly trailing behind. Now, Harvard researchers believe they have found just that – […]
Medieval Monks “Riddled With Parasites” Due To Dodgy Poop Practises
It turns out that the medieval monks of Cambridge were absolutely riddled with intestinal worms, far more so than the average townsperson. That’s pretty surprising considering members of a friary were some of the lucky few in medieval society who had access to half-decent toilets and hand-washing facilities. Advertisement Archaeologists at the University of Cambridge […]
Large Survey Reveals Best And Worst Jobs For A Good Night’s Sleep
A new survey of 3,000 people has revealed the best and worst industries to be in if you’re looking for the most sleep in a night, and the results are pretty concerning – healthcare and science professionals were among the worst industries (because who doesn’t want a sleep-deprived surgeon) while energy and utilities professionals were […]
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Navy Dolphins’ Video Food Diaries Give Chaotic Insight Into How These Animals Hunt
Incredible footage showing the ways in which dolphins hunt from the POV of riding on the side of one’s face is the rollercoaster we didn’t know we needed to go on. The footage, filmed by US Navy dolphins, was made possible thanks to some mavericks over in San Diego Bay who decided to strap on […]
Astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann Will Be The First Native American Woman In Space
NASA astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann will be the first Native American woman in space when she launches to the International Space Station next month. She will also be the first woman commander of the NASA Commercial Crew Program, and will lead Space-X Crew 5 which is expected to launch from September 29 onwards. Advertisement “I […]
Newly Discovered Sea-Floor Crater Could Be Related To Chicxulub The Dinosaur Killer
A crater off the west coast of Africa is considered likely to be from an asteroid impact around the time of the much larger Chicxulub Crater, responsible for the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs. The scientists who made the discovery acknowledge further confirmation is needed, but raise the possibility of a double-strike, caused by an […]
NYC Sees Record Number Of West Nile Virus-Infected Mosquitos
New York City is being visited by some unwanted tourists this summer: mosquitos riddled with the West Nile virus. A record number of mosquitos infected with the virus have been detected across all five boroughs of NYC and at least two people have fallen sick with the infection, according to the NYC Health Department. Advertisement […]
New Type Of Concrete Uses Old Tires To Beat Environmental Scourge
Concrete. It doesn’t sound like a dynamic area of exciting research, does it? Yet it’s seen multiple breakthroughs in recent years: from self-healing concrete using enzymes from human blood, to “living” concrete made from sand and bacteria, to millennia-old concrete that may help save the planet, the science behind the most widely used substance on […]
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How Many Earths Can Fit Inside The Sun?
The Sun at the center of our solar system is pretty hefty. With a radius of over 695,000 kilometers (432,000 miles), it makes up 99.86 percent of the mass of the entire solar system. In comparison, our measly planet has a radius of around 6,350 kilometers (3,946 miles) and makes up an imperceivably small amount […]
Physicists Found a Way to Extend the Life of Excitons
The University of Texas at Dallas has shown that an inventive technique for creating ultrathin semiconductors can result in materials where excitons survive up to 100 times longer than those produced using alternative techniques. Excitons, which are quasiparticles capable of transporting energy, can last for long enough to support a wide variety of potential applications […]
Scientists Take Another Step Toward Making Terahertz Technology Practical
Researchers have found a new phenomenon in 2D conductive systems that offers increased terahertz detector performance. When 2D electron systems are exposed to terahertz waves, a group of Cavendish Laboratory researchers and collaborators from the Universities of Augsburg and Lancaster have discovered a novel physical phenomenon. To begin, what are terahertz vibrations exactly? “We communicate […]
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory Telescope Detects First Possible Planet Outside Our Galaxy
In what appears to be the first sign of a planet outside our galaxy, astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered a possible exoplanet. It was discovered by scientists in the Whirlpool Galaxy. Believed to exist in the spiral galaxy Messier 51 or M51, this is the first of its kind observation in history. […]
Study Finds Blue Hydrogen More Dangerous To Global Warming Than Burning Natural Gas, Coal
A new study has revealed that blue hydrogen can be harmful. It can be worse than coal and gas. Blue hydrogen is branded as a fuel that produces low-carbon for electricity generation and energy storage. It is touted to be an energy source. The process includes making hydrogen. The hydrogen is made using methane in […]
