Boeing’s Starliner capsule won’t shuttle astronauts home from space this yearNASA It’s official: Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are staying on the International Space Station (ISS) until at least February. This is a major setback for Boeing’s Starliner, the capsule...
By . Staff will break down the application process, timeline, and grant guidelines, then close the info session with a Q&A. Source link...
Monsters loom, threatening our democracies. They come in many guises, from online misinformation networks and deepfakes to social media bots and psychological microtargeting that uses our personal data to tailor political messages to our interests, attitudes and demographics. With around...
Lyme disease can spread to people via infected ticks24K-Production/Shutterstock A new approach to diagnosing Lyme disease could help people receive treatment sooner, reducing the risk of long-term complications. Lyme disease is caused by bacteria in the genus Borrelia and is...
Hydrogen produced by splitting water with renewable energy is too expensive to take off, but a start-up hopes to bring down the cost with new electrolysers Source link...
From Radio Drama to Visual Radio PlaysRadio dramas have been a staple in terms of entertainment for many South African households, but over the years that popularity has waned significantly. In the Visual Radio Plays project, Neo Muyanga and his...
August 28, 20243 min readMassive Megalith That Predates Stonehenge Shows Science Savvy of Neolithic HumansA survey of the Dolmen of Menga suggests that the stone tomb’s Neolithic builders had an understanding of scienceBy Roff Smith & Nature magazineArchaeologists used laser...
August 28, 20244 min read'Sloth Fever' Virus Is Spreading. Here’s What You Need to Know about OropoucheThe Oropouche virus, which causes a disease nicknamed “sloth fever” for one of the animals that can be infected, has seen its first cases...
The interior of the monument in Spain known as the Menga dolmenMiguel Ángel Blanco de la Rubia Neolithic people seem to have understood sophisticated concepts in science, such as physics and geology, using this knowledge to construct a megalithic monument...
Riots took place in Sunderland and elsewhere in the UK after online disinformation inflamed tensions over immigrationDrik/Getty Images Last week, police in Pakistan charged a man with cyberterrorism in connection with a misleading news article blamed for inciting riots in...
