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Successfully achieving nuclear fusion holds the promise of delivering a limitless, sustainable source of clean energy, but we can only realize this incredible dream if we can master the complex physics taking place inside the reactor. For decades, scientists have been taking incremental steps towards this goal, but many challenges remain. One of the … Read more
One in every nine people in Australia has asthma. It is a health burden for many children, and expensive for families because of medication, hospital and out-of-hospital expenses. The pandemic has added further stress and extra testing measures to check respiratory symptoms. COVID infection can co-exist with asthma and, although research shows allergic asthma … Read more
There’s still lots to explore and learn about the effects that space travel has on the body – and it seems those effects include some neuron rewiring that goes on in the brain. Researchers studying the brains of 12 cosmonauts found what they describe as “significant microstructural changes” in the white matter that manages … Read more
Almost half of Americans morally opposed to abortion would help a friend or family member with arrangements to get one, and a majority would offer emotional support, a new study said Friday. The authors of the paper, which appeared in the journal Science Advances, wrote the finding showed that people are willing to cross … Read more
The universe abhors a vacuum and so it is in Hollywood, where the current absence of mega-budget space operas like “The Expanse” and “Dune” has given rise to “Rebel Moon,” a fantastic new sci-fi project from director Zack Snyder (“Watchmen,” “Man of Steel,” “Justice League”), and we’ve got a first peek at some breathtaking concept … Read more
Photosynthesis quite literally changed our world. Plants ‘eating’ sunlight and ‘breathing out’ oxygen transformed Earth’s entire atmosphere into the one we now breathe, and fuel our ecosystems with energy. Now researchers have caught a cunning species of bacteria with stolen photosynthesizing technology. And their molecular, light-eating device is unlike any we’ve ever seen. “The … Read more
Hang onto your timepieces as ”Star Trek: Picard” season 2 lands on Paramount Plus at warp speed starting on March 3. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) is destined for a rush of cosmic clock-altering action while accompanied by cameos from John de Lancie’s Q and Annie Wersching’s Borg Queen in sorting out the universe’s temporal anomalies … Read more
A recently-released plan for how NASA will dispose of the International Space Station makes no mention of preserving historically-significant components from the orbiting complex. But it is not just an omission from a report: the space agency says it has no current plans to return potential artifacts to Earth. The International Space Station (ISS) Transition … Read more
In the 1970s, low-carb diets were all the rage. The Dr Atkin’s Diet Revolution book claimed carbohydrate restriction was a “high calorie way to stay thin forever“. Carbohydrates are found in breads, cereals and other grains, fruit, vegetables and milk. They’re also in ultra-processed fast foods, cakes, chips and soft drinks. These days, low-carb … Read more
Admiral Kathryn Janeway finally made her debut in the PC version of “Star Trek Online“, to celebrate the game’s 12th anniversary. Janeway is known to fans for her starring role in two “Star Trek” series: “Voyager” (1995-2001) and the brand-new “Star Trek: Prodigy” (which had its premiere season in 2021.) Her debut came to PCs … Read more