Scientists created the first yeast with artificial DNA
Scientists have come one step closer to creating a synthetic yeast. For more than 15 years, researchers have worked tirelessly to build a complex cell …
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Martian rocks keep hitting Earth, but something doesn’t add up
For thousands of years, Martian rocks have bombarded Earth, sent flying through space after being ejected from their homeworld by violent impacts or volcanic processes. …
Airbus is testing a new wing design that could revolutionize flight
Airbus is testing a new type of experimental wing that the company hopes could revolutionize how airplanes fly. The new extra performance wing demonstrator took …
Earth microbes could help astronauts grow plants in lunar soil
Future missions to the Moon could see astronauts growing the first plants on the lunar surface. But, getting lunar soil to grow plants has been …
Webb and Hubble team up to capture galactic collision in breathtaking detail
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and the now-aging Hubble telescope have joined forces to capture observations of a beautiful galactic collision. The new images captured …
New study claims Greenland glaciers are retreating twice as fast this century
A new study has revealed that Greenland glaciers are retreating twice as fast this century as the last. The revelation came after scientists compared new …
AI-powered noise-canceling headphones let wearers decide what they hear
Noise-canceling headphones have come a long way with their transparency modes, allowing users to hear real-world noise even when listening to something on their headphones. …
Scientists are using lice DNA to learn more about ancient human history
In what might be one of the grossest and most intriguing research cases I’ve read about this year, scientists have started using lice DNA to …
It’s about to get a lot harder to find a Fitbit in these countries
Fitbit is cutting down its worldwide availability to fit in better with Google’s current offerings. Android Authority was the first to notice new support documents …
Google will delete millions of Gmail accounts next month – here’s what you need to know
Google is set to complete a massive Gmail purge in December, where the company estimates it will likely wipe millions of user accounts from its …
Scientists detect oxygen on Venus’s dayside for the first time ever
Scientists have now captured direct detections of oxygen on the daylight side of Venus. This discovery could teach researchers more about the atmosphere on Venus. …
Lucy discovers yet another surprise during Dinkinesh flyby
Earlier this month, NASA’s Lucy probe completed its first flyby of the asteroid Dinkinesh, discovering that it actually was part of a binary pair with …
Nature retracts ground-breaking discovery of room-temperature superconductor
Back in March, a paper published in Nature posited that it was possible to create a near-ambient temperature superconductor. Now, several months after the study’s …
Astronomers discover record-breaking black hole from early universe
Astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole we have ever seen. The record-breaking black hole was discovered using the combined data of NASA’s Chandra …
Elon Musk says AI will create ‘universal high income’ and eliminate the need for jobs
AI could make us all rich, or at least that seems to be what Elon Musk is suggesting. While speaking at the U.K.’s AI Safety …
ESA’s Euclid telescope shares first images from dark universe mission
The European Space Agency hopes to create the most extensive 3D map of our universe yet, and it plans to do so with the Euclid …
James Webb shows us what our Sun probably looked like when it was birthing
Our Sun is over four billion years old. But, if you could go back in time and take a photo of it, just as it …
NASA’s ad-free streaming service launches this month
NASA’s ad-free streaming service, NASA+, will launch this month. The space agency revealed NASA+ in July and said that the service will be wholly ad-free …
Saturn’s rings will vanish in 2025, but they won’t really be gone
Saturn’s rings will vanish in 2025, but don’t worry, they’ll return. NASA says that the rings around the planet will appear to disappear completely. However, …
OpenAI’s ChatGPT GPT-4 is getting a cheaper and faster turbo mode
ChatGPT and OpenAI’s GPT-4 are about to get some significant improvements. During today’s DevDay, the Microsoft-backed company revealed GTP-4 Turbo, a new version of its …
Researchers invented a super-waterproof material using new nanotech
Researchers working with nanotech have created what may be a super-waterproof material that causes the liquid to slide right off the surface with very little …
Light can evaporate water without heat, new study claims
Light can evaporate water. At least that seems to be the case, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National …
AI helps prove geese can recognize individual faces
Geese have a lot of drama. Not only do these animals deal with jealousy and retribution, but they also apparently have arch-rivals. While scientists have …
New study claims dinosaurs were likely killed by asteroid dust
While many believe that an asteroid striking the Earth was the cause of the death of the dinosaurs, a new study suggests their death might …
NASA’s Kepler telescope discovered rare planetary system with 7 sweltering planets
While looking at compiled data from NASA’s now-retired Kepler space telescope, astronomers have discovered the existence of a seven-planet system of sweltering planets larger than …
NASA Lucy probe spots undiscovered asteroid on Dinkinesh flyby
NASA’s Lucy probe has completed one of its first flybys, skimming past the asteroid Dinkinesh on its way to other targets. While the flyby was …
AI could pose a risk on the same scale as nuclear war, UK prime minister warns
If you’ve paid any attention to the news over the past several months, then it is likely you’ve heard about the dangers that AI poses …
Researchers might’ve solved a 70-year-old mystery of disappearing stars
While watching the night sky in 1952, astronomers at Caltech’s Palomar Observatory were baffled when three stars simply vanished from a region of the sky. …
Scientists invented a synthetic melanin that speeds up healing and stops sunburn
A group of researchers working at Northwestern University have developed a new “super melanin” that has a plethora of possible uses. The new research is …
Solar Sal 24 is a wild new electric boat with infinite range
Vehicles that take advantage of solar power may become more common in the future, at least when it comes to boats and things like that. …
