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Space storms could switch train signals and cause serious accidents

Critical safety equipment in many train systems is vulnerable to disruption by space weather, which could lead to fatal…

Space storms could switch signals and cause serious train accidents

Critical safety equipment in many train systems is vulnerable to disruption by space weather, which could lead to fatal…

Analyst on China's spent rocket stages: "Things only continue to get worse"

Spent upper stages are the most dangerous kind of space debris.

Nearly half (44%) of every T-shirt goes to waste before you even buy it

Researchers at NTNU and SINTEF found that 44% of textile fibers used to make garments are lost during production before…

Earliest use of anaesthetics uncovered in Chinese doctor’s tomb

Residues on medical equipment reveal that physicians in China over 600 years ago used aconitine, a highly toxic plant…

Ebola needs swift response to prevent catastrophe, says DR Congo governor

The governor of Ituri said the more time they lose, the closer the province is to disaster.

Will lab-grown sperm let infertile men have children of their own?

Men who do not produce sperm can’t be helped by existing fertility treatments, but a start-up is now claiming it can…

Attack on Iran’s oil released as much pollution as a volcano

Airstrikes on Tehran earlier this year emitted a plume containing almost 30,000 tonnes of sulphur dioxide that reached…

Australia confirms first diphtheria death amid worst outbreak in decades

Most cases are in the Northern Territory with some also in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland.

Our Warming Planet Is a Petri Dish for New and Deadly Microbes

Climate change is enabling dangerous bacteria like Vibrio vulnificus to thrive in previously unaffected regions, with…

Taking a walk may lead to more creativity than sitting, study finds (2014)

Japan's New Hypersonic Engine Could Make 2-Hour Flights to the US a Reality

Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency has successfully tested a ramjet engine designed for Mach-5 hypersonic aircraft,…

Does gravity create reality? A shocking path to a theory of everything

A rewrite of quantum mechanics that includes the force of gravity could finally achieve one of physicists’ biggest goals…

Rising seas will swallow New Orleans. People need to start relocating now

A new analysis warns that New Orleans could be surrounded by ocean by the end of this century due to rising seas, with…

Mars astronauts may do laundry by blasting clothes with a plasma beam

There is currently no good way for astronauts in space to do laundry, but researchers may have finally come up with one:…

Why your brain needs plenty of “Aha!” moments

In the age of AI, instant answers to our questions are readily available.

Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? (2017)

# Summary Blankets and bed coverings are nearly universal across human cultures and climates, despite being…

Why Physical Reality Is a Collective Construction

# Summary The article argues that physical reality is not an objective external fact but rather a biological interface…

A fundamental principle of aeronautical engineering has been overturned

Researchers at Tohoku University have overturned an 80-year-old aeronautical engineering principle by demonstrating that…

Ebola outbreak poses massive challenges, warns nurse

Kate White says she is "extremely concerned about the inability to get resources" to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The seed oil panic is hurting my cardiac patients

Perceptual Image Codec: What Matters in Practical Learned Image Compression

Researchers introduced PICO (Perceptual Image Codec), a learned image compression codec optimized for human perception…

Whatever the mirror test tells us, beluga whales pass it

The white whales join the short, contested list of animals that see themselves.

Alexander Grothendieck Revolutionized 20th-Century Mathematics

Alexander Grothendieck revolutionized 20th-century mathematics, particularly algebraic geometry, by shifting focus from…

Byrne's Euclid

This is a digital reproduction of Oliver Byrne's 1847 illustrated edition of Euclid's Elements, featuring the first six…

Chun Wang Steps Away From F2Pool to Lead SpaceX’s 2-Year Interplanetary Starship Flight

F2Pool co-founder Chun Wang has been named Mission Commander for SpaceX’s first crewed interplanetary Starship flight, a…

SpaceX's Starship V3—still a work in progress—mostly successful on first flight

SpaceX has more to prove before flying Starship all the way to low-Earth orbit.

Two space shuttle-era spacewalkers enter Astronaut Hall of Fame

"Two astronauts whose careers embody excellence, leadership, and service."

Moment SpaceX rocket explodes in the Indian Ocean after splashdown

Elon Musk's SpaceX has successfully launched its Starship V3 rocket, which landed in a planned fiery explosion on Friday.