Although humans have been leaving their mark on the face of this earth for at least tens of thousands of years, it is difficult to pinpoint the exact moment when our impulse to record what we saw turned into what we would consider “writing.” Now a team from the University of Bologna in Italy has … Read more
Mosquitoes get a bad rap – and for good reason. Not only can these flying insects leave a nasty bite, they are also responsible for transmitting the parasite that causes malaria. However, with new research, mosquitoes may also offer a creative solution to the disease. By infecting mosquitoes with a genetically modified version of the … Read more
Thanks to medical and technological advances, more and more people are able to survive and live longer, healthier lives. Does this make evolution irrelevant? In its most basic sense, evolution refers to the process of genetic change in a population over time. It occurs because gene variants are more likely to survive and thrive if … Read more
In the realm of retro science fiction cinema, “Forbidden Planet” is unanimously considered a Hollywood classic, topping virtually every serious list of groundbreaking space films. This 1956 retelling of William Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ stands proudly among other vintage works such as ‘The Thing From Another World’, ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’, ‘The War of the … Read more
TThe more we learn about planets inside and outside our solar system, the harder the question, “Where are the aliens?” seems to be. In addition to finding a slew of planets in the habitable zones around their stars and locating new classes of exoplanets that could be good candidates for life, we have discovered life … Read more
Uranus is the odd one out among the planets of the solar system. While the axis of rotation of most planets is perpendicular to their orbital plane, Uranus has an extreme tilt angle of 98 degrees. It fell on its side, probably due to an earlier collision. It also has a retrograde orbit, opposite to … Read more
Join us on December 4 at 1:00 PM EST for a webinar featuring leading experts from government, academia, and the commercial sector to explore how space technology is changing the way we predict and address severe weather challenges. Discover the latest developments in satellite systems, predictive AI and cross-sector collaboration that are helping protect lives … Read more
Sugar addiction is increasing. Globally, sugar intake has quadrupled over the past 60 years and now accounts for about 8 percent of all our calories. This sounds like sugar nourishes us, but added sugars are actually empty calories; they do not contain nutrients such as vitamins or fiber. The result is huge health costs, with … Read more
The high blood pressure drug rilmenidine has been shown to slow aging in worms, an effect that could hypothetically help us live longer in humans and keep us healthier in our senior years. Previous research has shown that rilmenidine mimics the effects of calorie restriction at the cellular level. In various animal models, it has … Read more
Everything consists of molecules. But who makes the molecules? For most things around you, the answer probably goes back to “chemists.” “If we look at everything around us in our world – the food, the drugs, the plastics and polymers, our computers, our vehicles… there is some kind of chemical production involved in all of … Read more