Japan Scrubs Launch of XRISM Telescope and SLIM Moon Lander
JAXA, the Japanese space agency, is gearing up to launch two very different space missions from one rocket: a new X-ray telescope that will spy on some of the hottest …
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Paris Turns ‘Little Belt’ of Train Tracks Into Green Spaces
Across the street from a block of dense office buildings in western Paris, Bernard Sokler was surrounded by trees, weeds and crickets, as he tended to a bush of purple …
Max Gomez, Longtime TV Medical Reporter, Dies at 72
Max Gomez, an award-winning medical and science journalist who delivered informed reports for more than 40 years on TV stations in New York and Philadelphia, most recently during the Covid-19 …
German automaker BMW unveils new EV concept car
German automaker BMW on Saturday launched a hotly anticipated electric concept car, saying the so-called “Vision Neue Klasse” represents the dawn of a new era for the company. BMW’s latest design …
Scientists are using atomic clocks to detect dark matter
(NewsNation) — Dark matter makes up about 80% of the observed mass of the universe, but scientists still don’t know much about it. partially because it doesn’t interact with light. …
Exercise, then brain training could be game-changer for slowing dementia: Canadian study
Delaying the onset of dementia, without pharmaceuticals? Canadian researchers believe that combining exercising and brain training, in that order, can slow cognitive decline – and potentially even improve cognition – …
Hoff crab: The hairy-chested crustacean that farms bacteria on its hairs
The Hoff crab (Kiwa tyleri), was named after the actor David Hasselhoff. (Image credit: National Environment Research Council) Name: Hoff crab (Kiwa tyleri) Where it lives: East Scotia Ridge, Southern Ocean …
Mapped: Morocco quake that killed over 1,000 was north Africa’s most powerful in more than a century
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Morocco earthquake …
Table salt could be the secret ingredient for better chemical recycling
Muhammad Rabnawaz, an associate professor in Michigan State University’s top-ranked School of Packaging and recent inductee into the National Academy of Inventors, has always believed that the most brilliant solution …
A step closer to protecting endangered wildlife
A burrowing bettong in the cat-free fenced area of Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary where it has been reintroduced. Cats drove this species to extinction on the mainland. Credit: Brad Leue/Australian Wildlife …