Signs

Sensors inspired by dandelion seeds can record signs of climate change

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Tiny sensors that can drift in the breeze like dandelion seeds can help record environmental signals across a wide area Technology 16 March 2022 By Chris Stokel-Walker A sensor designed to mimic the way dandelion seeds float on the breeze Mark Stone/University of Washington Tiny sensors with a design inspired by dandelion seeds could be … Read more

Cellular ‘Rejuvenation’ Experiment in Mice Reverses Signs of Aging, Scientists Say

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With age comes experience. And with experience come sore backs, tired bones, and increased risks from a large number of diseases. Scientists have long been trying figure out how to stop these aches and pains in our twilight years, and to make us live longer and healthier lives at the same time.   While it’s … Read more

Romania signs the Artemis Accords for space exploration cooperation

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The country of Romania has signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the 16th nation to join the NASA-led project for cooperation in space.  Romanian Space Agency President and CEO Marius-Ioan Piso signed the accords for peaceful exploration of the moon and space on Tuesday (March 1) during a virtual ceremony at the country’s Ministry of Foreign … Read more

The ‘Slow And Silent’ Part of The San Andreas Fault May Still Be an Earthquake Threat

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California is a land divided by a 1,287-kilometer-long (800 miles) rupture known as the San Andreas Fault. Running north to south through the state close to several major cities, it has been responsible for some of the US’s most devastating earthquakes.   There are regions in the state’s heart that haven’t experienced the fault’s full … Read more

Gruesome Skull Discovery Contains The Earliest Evidence of Ear Surgery

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An ancient skull uncovered at a 6,000-year-old megalithic monument in Spain still holds signs of what would have been a brutal ear surgery. Archaeologists suspect the patient probably had a double-sided acute middle ear infection, which can cause earaches and fevers.    Without treatment, fluid can gather behind the eardrum, possibly causing a visible lump … Read more

Signs of ‘Significant’ Brain Rewiring Have Been Found in Space Travelers

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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

Tesla recalls 50,000 cars that disobey stop signs in self-driving mode

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The “rolling stop” feature introduced by Tesla in October meant that cars rolled past stop signs instead of stopping, as many states require by law Technology 3 February 2022 By Matthew Sparkes A Tesla Model S in autopilot mode Christopher Goodney/Bloomberg via Getty Images Tesla is recalling more than 50,000 cars in the US because … Read more

A Man Declared Dead by Three Doctors Woke Up Shortly Before His Autopsy

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A few years ago, Spanish prison authorities were rather baffled after a prisoner who had been declared dead by three separate doctors woke up in the morgue – just hours before his own autopsy was set to commence.   The prisoner, then-29-year-old Gonzalo Montoya Jiménez, was found unresponsive in his cell during a morning roll … Read more

Birds Use Earth’s Magnetic Field For ‘Stop Signs’ When They Migrate

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Thanks to a combination of sensing the Earth’s magnetic field through vision and an in-built compass that allows them to orient themselves according to magnetic intensity, migratory birds don’t have much trouble finding their way.   Those biological gadgets, known as magnetoreception, allow birds to not only know which direction to head in on their first outbound migration but … Read more

Signs of an Unknown Solar ‘Tsunami’ Have Been Discovered Deep Inside Earth’s Ice

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Deep beneath the ice in Greenland and Antarctica, researchers have found signs of an enormous solar ‘tsunami‘ that once crashed against Earth’s atmosphere more than 9,000 years ago.   This ancient superstorm was triggered by a wave of hot plasma and magnetism from the Sun, and it is significantly larger than anything we have recorded … Read more