The ‘Powerhouse of The Cell’ Could Be Secretly Helping Mammal Eyes Process Light

For you to read this article, the eyes have to perform quite the task – light enters the cornea and travels through the pupil and lens to the retina at the back, where light-sensitive cells such as cones and rods then pass things on to the brain via electrical signals in the optic nerve.   … Read more

Rich Clifford, NASA astronaut who secretly flew with Parkinson’s, dies at 69

Michael “Rich” Clifford, who as a NASA astronaut flew on three space shuttle missions, including one after his diagnosis with Parkinson’s Disease, has died at the age of 69. Clifford’s death on Tuesday (Dec. 28) was confirmed by the Association of Space Explorers (ASE), a professional organization for astronauts and cosmonauts that included Clifford as … Read more