An asteroid larger than 99% of near-Earth asteroids will pass Earth this week
Asteroid Day 2024 is coming up, commemorating the explosion of the largest observed asteroid as it struck the Earth above Tunguska in Siberia in 1908. …
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Researchers invented a bio-based leather that’s 60x stronger than rival materials
Scientists have made a revolutionary breakthrough in bio-based materials. According to a study published in the journal Sustainability, the researchers were able to create a …
Scientists invented a new concrete that’s 17 times more resistant to cracking
A new type of cement is bridging the gap between nature and one of the most used construction materials on the planet. This new, more …
Researchers made a battery you can eat that will power an edible robot
At some point in the not-too-distant future, a doctor might instruct you to swallow a robot you can eat to deliver some sort of therapy …
Renowned scientist says humans will soon live to be 1,000 years old
Immortality. It’s an age-old idea that has plagued humankind for centuries. Many men over the years have sought to find some way to live forever, …
This bizarre self-healing gel is a totally new class of material
A group of researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have created a new self-healing gel that is as strong as glass but can stretch …
You won’t believe the latest place they found microplastics
Microplastics are everywhere. We’ve come to tacitly accept them as a side effect of our behavior toward the planet. Therefore, microplastics are within us as …
Scientists just discovered something about leeches that will haunt your nightmares
For decades, scientists have posed one interesting question about leeches—can they jump? While the idea of jumping leeches might sound like it’s only the stuff …
New interactive map shows which coastal regions could end up underwater
Life on the coast isn’t always going to be as luxurious as it is right now. That’s because rising global temperatures could eventually cause the …
Jupiter’s iconic giant Red Spot may be younger than the United States
Jupiter’s Red Spot is one of the most iconic features of the gas giant and a prevailing point in many of the photos we have …
This new study could kill manned missions to Mars before they even happen
Both NASA and SpaceX are hoping to one day send humans to Mars. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has openly shared plans to colonize the Red …
A 13-year-old built Archimedes’ death ray
Thousands of years ago, Ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes posited that a death ray could be created to harness the power of the Sun. Now, a …
Eating more cheese might have a positive impact on aging
If you love cheese, you’ll be thrilled about a new study that says eating more of it might improve the way you age. That is, …
New AI system can identify people likely to suffer a heart attack 10 years in the future
A group of scientists at Oxford University have devised a new AI heart attack scan that can detect if someone will suffer a heart attack …
NASA will put an artificial star into orbit by the end of the decade
While concerns about light pollution and its effect on observations of the cosmos have continued to grow, some scientists have come up with an intriguing …
New study claims Starlink satellites may be killing the ozone
Researchers at the University of Southern California have released a new study. In the study, the researchers claim that when Starlink satellites die, they’re doing …
Gender may determine tolerance to spaceflight, new research suggests
A new study suggests that gender could play a part in how tolerant your body is to spaceflight. The research, which is featured in Nature …
SpaceX will attempt to catch Starship after its fifth launch
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, has shared ambitious plans for Starships’s fifth launch. The mega-rocket is slated to complete its next test launch sometime …
Strawberry Moon 2024: When and where to watch
The next full moon of the year is set to hit this week, and it’ll fill the night sky as the Strawberry Moon. This lunar …
DARPA’s new military-grade quantum laser is like nothing we’ve seen before
Researchers working with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have been awarded a $1 million grant to create a prototype quantum laser unlike …
Scientists found a power source with negative carbon emissions
The discovery of a clean power source has been a scientific goal for decades at this point. While some are looking for ways to create …
Just 3 days in space was enough to cause cognitive decline in astronauts
A new series of studies dives deep into medical data gathered during 2021’s Inspiration4 space mission. The data gathered shows that just three days in …
Scientists used AI to learn elephants may have a language and names like humans
Elephant communication may more complex than we previously thought. That’s because new evidence suggests that elephants likely have unique names for each other, which they …
First clinical trials for deafness treatment prove successful in children
A new study has shared details about the first clinical trial surrounding a new deafness treatment. The treatment relies on gene therapy to treat inherited …
These Lego-like bricks can store carbon for centuries
A Bill Gates-backed startup claims it could be one step closer to helping clean up air pollution. The solution? A new type of carbon-removing brick …
Voyager 1 is finally transmitting science data again
It’s been an extremely stressful seven months for the Voyager 1 team. However, the latest Voyager 1 update gives us some much-needed good news. NASA …
There’s scientific evidence that your name can affect the direction of your life
Names have power. It’s a pretty common trope in fantasy books. Even here in the real world, some people believe that the influence of names …
Researchers claim GPT-4 passed the Turing test
OpenAI’s GPT-4 has become the first AI to pass the Turing Test. At least, that’s what a group of researchers claim in a new study. …
Starship may have bigger problems than just getting its launch right
SpaceX wants to bring Starship to Kennedy Space Center’s pad 39A. The space center is iconic in the space community, having hosted many of the …
Harvard scientists think aliens may already be living on Earth
When you’re done worrying that a future version of ChatGPT might gain superhuman intelligence and wipe humans off the face of the planet, I’ll draw …
