Tag: Science And Technology
SpaceX rocket part to crash into Moon 7 years after launch
SpaceX will be getting to the moon a bit more than a month from now, far earlier than expected. But it is all by accident,…
Bouncing boulders point to quakes on Mars
If a rock falls on Mars, and no one is there to see it, does it leave a trace? Yes, and it’s a beautiful herringbone-like…
New study decodes why whales don’t choke
To capture prey, humpbacks, minkes and other whales use a tactic called lunge feeding. They accelerate — their mouths open to nearly 90 degrees —…
This ancient crab had unusually huge eyes
Modern, adult crabs are not renowned for their swimming ability or their vision. They scuttle across the floors of silent seas, hardly reliant on small…
Kidneys from a genetically altered pig implanted in a brain-dead patient
Surgeons at the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported Thursday that they had for the first time successfully transplanted kidneys from a genetically modified pig…
Why are men more likely to die of COVID? It’s complicated
It’s one of the most well-known takeaways of the pandemic: Men die of COVID-19 more often than women do. Early on, some scientists suspected the…
Common virus may play role in debilitating neurological illness
For decades, researchers have suspected that people infected with an exceedingly common virus, Epstein-Barr, might be more likely to develop multiple sclerosis, a neurological illness…
How to scare an invasive fish? A menacing robot predator.
The mosquitofish is not a fussy creature: It can live in filthy bodies of water and has an undiscerning appetite. Larvae? Other fishes’ eggs? Detritus?…
NASA mission could blast an asteroid that once menaced Earth
First it punched an asteroid. Now, a NASA spacecraft’s rampage may continue, and it could blast a hole in another space rock. The Osiris-Rex spacecraft…
Can an athlete’s blood enhance brainpower?
What if something in the blood of an athlete could boost the brainpower of someone who doesn’t or can’t exercise? Could a protein that gets…