In order to make gadgets smaller and smaller, engineers must create small yet extremely robust tools for the manufacture of devices. One group hopes to have designs inspired by nature itself by examining some of the strongest cutting instruments there ...
The team behind NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has recently announced that it managed to successfully acquire its first Martian rock. The announcement was accompanied by a September 1 image of the long, uneven, dusty Martian rock within its sample tube. ...
CRISPR genetic manipulation has a similar parallel in which molecular scissors are used, and selected portions of DNA are cut. This comparison is a favorite of Stanley Qi, bioengineering assistant professor at Stanford. “CRISPR can be as simple as a ...
The worldwide pandemic has been affecting people everywhere at various levels, from entry-level workers to the most advanced scientists. One of the main reasons why that is so is the fact that the travel restrictions, limitations, and even people getting ...
There are a lot of stars in this Universe. And we mean…A LOT. And scientists have categorized them according to size, temperature, and brightness. Scientists have also discovered a mysterious object that has changed our perspective on things. They have ...
Air pollution is cutting years off the lives of billions, a new study found. Nearly three years of life an average human loses due to poor air quality, according to the report. It said coal burnings were a leading factor ...
Mars, the fourth planet from the sun and Earth’s closest planetary neighbor, has a relatively thin atmosphere and no magnetic field to protect it from radiation. That makes Martian weather much more extreme than that of Earth. Mars is bombarded ...
Hummingbirds are popular thanks to their rapid flights, flashy colors, and the perpetual need for food to support their energy-intense activities. The white-necked Jacobin hummingbird males can be told apart from females thanks to their eye-catching blue, green and white ...
The SpaceX cargo was finally launched today at at 3:14 a.m. EDT (0714 GMT) and it is on its way to the International Space Station. The launch was successful, despite the fact that it had to be postponed for a ...
The concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has been increasing dramatically for at least the past 800,000 years. Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere are at a record high. Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that ...