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magnetoplasmadynamic electric propulsion thruster

NASA Tests Prototype ‘Magnetoplasmadynamic’ Electric Propulsion Thruster Designed to Power Future Trips to Mars

language

Universal Patterns Emerge in Human Languages, Revealing “Four Surprising Laws” Behind Their Evolution

Linear Elamite

A Mysterious 4000-Year-Old “Lost” Writing System Has Finally Been Decoded, in a Modern “Rosetta Stone” Breakthrough

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope Makes a Jaw-Dropping Discovery That Leaves Astronomers Seeing Double

Micah Hanks·August 6, 2024
A team of astronomers say they have made a jaw-dropping new discovery with help from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
moon

Biorepository on the Moon Could Preserve Genetic Material From Endangered Species, Researchers Say

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·August 6, 2024
An international team of scientists has proposed a unique idea to protect the Earth's endangered species: a biorepository on the Moon.
quantum tunneling

Quantum Tunneling Mysteries to be Unraveled Under New NSF Funded Effort

Christopher Plain·August 6, 2024
New research into quantum tunneling aims to unravel the central mystery behind the seemingly impossible quantum physics phenomenon.
graphene moon

Graphene, Earth’s Most Promising “Wonder Material,” Has Been Found on the Moon

Ryan Whalen·August 5, 2024
For the first time, researchers have found evidence of naturally-formed graphene in soil samples collected from the Moon.
42,000 years ago

42,000 Years Ago, Ancient Humans Used ‘Advanced Technology’ to Traverse Oceans and Colonize Remote Islands

Christopher Plain·August 5, 2024
New discoveries on the remote Tanimbar Islands reveal ancient seafaring humans used advanced maritime technologies over 42,000 years ago.
Screaming Woman

New Clues to 3,500-Year-Old “Screaming Woman” Mummy Mystery Unearthed by Scientists

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·August 5, 2024
Scientists are searching for answers to what caused the mysterious death of an Egyptian mummy known as the "Screaming Woman" nearly 3,500 years ago.
brain

“Speech” Using Only the Power of Thought May Soon Be a Reality, New Research Reveals

Chrissy Newton·August 3, 2024
Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery that reveals a potential way for patients to "speak" using only the power of thought.
shapeshifting robot

This Shapeshifting Robot Could Be the Future of Space Exploration

Ryan Whalen·August 3, 2024
A new shapeshifting robot inspired by the ancient Japanese paper-folding art of Origami could represent the future of space travel.
pyramid

Pyramid Power: Technology Resembling World’s Most Famous Ancient Structure Leads to Game Changer in Optical Communication

Micah Hanks·August 2, 2024
A potentially revolutionary new pyramid-shaped technology could greatly advance optical communications.
regenerative genes

Anti-Aging Secrets Revealed? Regenerative Genes Extend Lifespan in Study Revealing Genetic ‘Fountain of Youth’

Ryan Whalen·August 2, 2024
Researchers who transferred highly regenerative genes from flatworms to fruit flies say it extended the recipient insect's life span.
Dotson Ice Shelf

Mysterious Gigantic Features Discovered Beneath Antarctica’s Dotson Ice Shelf by Underwater Robotic Survey

Micah Hanks·August 1, 2024
New imagery from beneath Antarctica's Dotson Ice Shelf has revealed the existence of previously unknown features.
Society for UAP Studies

Academics Unite to Bring Humanities to the Study of Aerial Mysteries at Society for UAP Studies Event

Micah Hanks·August 1, 2024
Academics with the Society for UAP Studies are calling for deeper involvement from professionals in the study of UAP.
'Oumuamua interstellar

‘Oumuamua Was Younger Than We Thought, New Findings Suggest. Here’s Why That Matters.

Avi Loeb·August 1, 2024
Was the mysterious interstellar object 'Oumuamua younger than we thought? New findings suggest it was, raising new questions about its possible origins.
robot bug

DARPA Funded Research Shows Advances in Powering Robot Spy Bugs with Ocean Bacteria

Ryan Whalen·August 1, 2024
A new robot bug that can live in the ocean for 100 years and feed off of bacteria has made its debut as DARPA's latest surveillance tool.
cannabis extract anxiety

This Cannabis Extract Showed Reductions in Anxiety and “Statistically Significant” Improvements in Memory

Christopher Plain·August 1, 2024
Researchers studying this lesser-known cannabis extract report reduced feelings of anxiety and stress along with improvements in memory.
microrobots

These Microrobots Mimic Beetles For Insect-Like Flight

MJ Banias·July 31, 2024
New research is attempting to make robot flight more efficient by turning to nature, and the flight characteristics of beetles.
single-photon emitters

Scientists Explore Expanded Wavelength Single-Photon Emitters for the Quantum Internet of the Future

Christopher Plain·July 31, 2024
New research explores the possibility of using improved single-photon emitters to power the quantum internet of the future.
sapphires

Researchers Reveal the Secret Ingredient That Causes Volcanoes to Make Precious Sapphires

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·July 31, 2024
Researchers from Heidelberg University have discovered the secret ingredient that allows some volcanoes to make sapphires.
warp drives

Scientists Propose Clever New Strategy for Spotting Alien Warp Drives That May Be Lurking in the Cosmos

Micah Hanks·July 30, 2024
An international team of researchers has devised a new method of detecting gravitational waves that might be produced by alien warp drives.
wave energy

First-Ever Grid-Scale Wave Energy Device Funded by the US Department of Energy Installed by the Navy

Christopher Plain·July 30, 2024
The world's first-ever grid-scale wave energy harvesting device has been installed on a US Naval Base off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii.
marriage equality

How Marriage Equality Boosts Economies: A New Study Reveals Major Benefits

Chrissy Newton·July 30, 2024
How does marriage equality contribute to countries' economic benefits? A new study suggests there are significant economic benefits.
space weather

Space Weather Events Pose Significant Risk to U.S. Capitol, Scientists Warn

Ryan Whalen·July 30, 2024
Washington DC’s power grid is one among several U.S. cities that are especially vulnerable to threats from space weather events, new research shows.
polarized

U.S. Democrats and Republicans Agree on Key Issues, Research Reveals. So Why Are We Still So Polarized?

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·July 30, 2024
New research reveals that U.S. Republicans and Democrats agree on more than they realize. So why do we remain so polarized?
chimpanzee

Chimpanzees Are Capable of Speech, According to New Analysis of Decades-Old Footage

Micah Hanks·July 29, 2024
A new study suggests chimpanzees are able to learn human words and exhibit limited speech capabilities, upending previously accepted views.
Venus

Life on Venus? New Discovery Deepens Controversy Over Possible Signs of Life in Planet’s Atmosphere

Micah Hanks·July 29, 2024
Recent observations of Venus could lend weight to controversial past claims involving possible signs of life detected in its atmosphere.
zero-emission fuel

Zero-Emission Fuel Made from Old Soda Cans and Caffeine Could Soon Power Submarines, MIT Engineers Say

Ryan Whalen·July 29, 2024
MIT engineers have discovered a remarkably simple new solution to the production and distribution of zero-emission fuel.
intelligence

How Rare Are We? Hubris Inhibits the Hunt for Intelligent Life in the Cosmos

Avi Loeb·July 28, 2024
Harvard Astronomer Avi Loeb argues how humanity's belief in its uniqueness hinders the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Tycho Brahe

Scientists Have Located ‘Hidden Elements’ Recovered from Early Astronomer Tycho Brahe’s Alchemy Laboratory

Ryan Whalen·July 27, 2024
Recent discoveries are shedding light on the ingredients used by early astronomer and alchemist Tycho Brahe in his experiments.
hypersonic shock train

NASA-Funded Hypersonic Breakthrough Can Eliminate Deadly “Shock Train” at the Speed of Light

Christopher Plain·July 27, 2024
Optical sensors that rapidly detect a 'shock train' inside a scramjet engine could revolutionize hypersonic flight.
cave art

51,200-Year-Old Cave Art, Likely the World’s Oldest, May Not Have Been Made by Modern Humans

Micah Hanks·July 27, 2024
New evidence suggests cave art on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, believed to be the world’s oldest, dates to an astonishing 51,200 years ago.
superheavy elements

Hunt for Element 120 Underway as Team Confirms First Creation of Element 116 Using Titanium Beam

Micah Hanks·July 26, 2024
Element 116 has officially been created for the first time using a titanium beam. Will the long-sought element 120 be next?
electricity

Energy Scientists Invent Device That Draws Electricity Out of Thin Air

Christopher Plain·July 26, 2024
Scientists have invented a novel technology that grabs RF signals out of thin air and converts them directly into usable electrical energy.
RTNet

Artificial Intelligence is Learning to ‘Think’ More Like Humans, New Research Suggests

Ryan Whalen·July 26, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) isn't just performing with high accuracy; for the first time, new research suggests that it is "thinking" very much like humans.
UAP Paris

Scientists and Government Officials Convene in Paris to Explore UAP Science, Testimonies, and Policy

Baptiste Friscourt·July 25, 2024
On May 14 and 15, 2024, the French Astronautics and Aeronautics Association (3AF) held a major conference on Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena (UAP) in Paris.
new car smell

Bad News, Car Lovers: New Research Suggests “New Car Smell” Might Be More Harmful Than We Thought.

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·July 25, 2024
Bad news car lovers: new research suggests that “new car smell” can actually be emitted at toxic levels, particularly on hot days.
iron-coated teeth

Apex Predator Dinosaurs like T-Rex Used Iron-Coated Teeth to “Rip Apart” Their Prey, Study Suggests

Christopher Plain·July 25, 2024
A new study of Komodo dragons has suggested that ancient dinosaur apex predators like Tyrannosaurs Rex may have had iron-coated teeth.
dementia

Every 3 Seconds, Someone Develops Dementia. Having Anxiety Only Heightens the Risk, New Study Says

Chrissy Newton·July 25, 2024
Every 3 seconds, someone develops dementia. Now, a new medical study links chronic and new anxiety to increased dementia risk.
mosquito

Could Genetic Breeding Reduce Mosquito Populations?

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·July 24, 2024
New studies by researchers at Virginia Tech shows promise for safer methods of controlling and reducing mosquito populations.
placebo effect

Scientists Have Found The “Pain Control Pathway” That Influences the Placebo Effect

MJ Banias·July 24, 2024
Neuroscientists have made a discovery about the “Placebo Effect,” shedding light on a “pain control pathway” that underlies this phenomenon. 
most powerful laser

Effort to Harness Gamma Rays Using Quantum Theory Aims to Create the World’s Most Powerful Laser

Christopher Plain·July 24, 2024
Researchers working to control high energy gamma-rays hope their work will help produce the most powerful laser ever built.
magic mushrooms

Psilocybin Creates a Temporary Loss of Self by Dissolving Brain Networks, New Study Finds

Chrissy Newton·July 24, 2024
New research reveals a heavy dose of psilocybin can alter a person's perception and sense of self by reducing coordination between various regions of the brain.
Humanoid Robots

Tesla to Manufacture Humanoid Robots That Could be Available by Next Year, Elon Musk Says

Chrissy Newton·July 23, 2024
Elon Musk says Tesla is moving forward with plans to begin producing human-like robots called 'Optimus' as soon as next year. 
NASA's Curiosity rover

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Just Smashed Open a Martian Stone, Revealing an Unusual Red Planet Discovery

Micah Hanks·July 23, 2024
NASA's Curiosity rover has made a colorful discovery on the Red Planet: a stone filled with sulfur crystals.
sleeping

Sleeping While Awake? AI Helps Scientists Reveal the New Science of Micro-Sleep States

Ryan Whalen·July 23, 2024
New research into sleep and wakefulness radically undermines a century of thought, as the two states are shown not to be as distinct as scientists previously believed.
Morpheus Space field emission electric propulsion JOURNEY

Morpheus Space Launching First-Ever Mass Production Facility for Field Emission Electric Propulsion Systems

Christopher Plain·July 23, 2024
Morpheus Space has opened its 'Reloaded' production facility to scale up production of its GO-2 field emission electric propulsion system.
trees Atlantic Forest

Trees Are Now Moving Due to Climate Change, But It’s Not the First Time

MJ Banias·July 23, 2024
Trees in Brazil's Atlantic Forest are moving in response to climate change, according to new studies into an ancient phenomenon.
super battery

Patented ‘Super Battery’ Made from Rocks Could Power Future Electric Vehicles

Christopher Plain·July 23, 2024
A patented new form of solid-state battery that researchers are terming a 'super battery' is made out of ordinary rocks.
dark oxygen

‘Dark Oxygen’ Discovered on the Ocean Floor, Challenging Ideas on Life’s Origins

Micah Hanks·July 22, 2024
Scientists have discovered metallic minerals on the deep ocean floor that produce "dark oxygen," according to findings presented in a new study.
reptile

34-Million-Year-Old Remains Unearthed in Wyoming Challenge Our Ideas on Reptile Evolution

Micah Hanks·July 22, 2024
The recent discovery of 34-million-year-old reptile remains in Wyoming are presenting new insights into the evolution of one of nature’s most fascinating slithering species.
Joe Biden

Pentagon Chief Speaks Out on President Joe Biden’s Unprecedented Exit from 2024 Election

Micah Hanks·July 22, 2024
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin praised President Joe Biden following his announcement that he would not seek reelection.

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