Microbes are cleaning up all your e-waste — here’s how
If you were to stack up all the electronic waste produced annually around the world it would weigh as much as all the commercial aircrafts ever produced, or 5,000 Eiffel...
How lab reproduction could restore wild reefs
Coral reefs host a quarter of all sea species, but climate change, overfishing, and pollution could drive these ecosystems to extinction within a matter of decades. Marine biologists have been...
Fatty acids found in fish could help treat asthma patients
Though asthma affects almost 340 million people worldwide, there is still no cure. The respiratory disease frequently develops in childhood and can cause asthma “attacks” where the lungs become inflamed...
Red giant star Betelgeuse dimmed because it ‘sneezed,’ astronomers explain
Ultraviolet light reveals dark secrets The Hubble Space Telescope — with its ability to see in ultraviolet wavelengths — provides astronomers a unique tool to examine the Universe. As anyone...
How Intel helped give the ‘world’s first’ cyborg a voice
On a cold November day in 2016, Dr Peter Scott-Morgan was having a long, hot soak in the bath. After stepping out of the tub, he gave his foot a...
Popular wildlife cam just became a dreadful California fire cam
Hundreds of fires are burning in California. One of these many blazes, the Dolan Fire, is a grim scene on the normally pleasant explore.org wildlife webcams in the Ventana Wildlife...
Blue Origin’s human lunar lander team delivers full-scale engineering mockup to NASA – TechCrunch
Blue Origin and the members of its “national team” – Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Draper – have delivered a full-scale engineering prototype of their human lunar lander to NASA...
Rocket launch in November will test Purdue-developed drag sail that aims to reduce orbital debris – TechCrunch
When space launch startup Firefly’s first planned orbital flight takes off in November, it’ll carry an experimental payload developed by engineers from Purdue University: A drag sail that’s designed to...
Moon lander startup ispace raises $28 million and launches a new lunar data platform – TechCrunch
ispace, one of the startups working on putting a private lunar lander on the Moon sometime in the next few years has raised a $28 million Series B funding round,...
How Intel’s neuromorphic chip could make wheelchair-mounted robotic arms more accessible
Intel scientists are using neuromorphic computing to power a wheelchair-mounted robotic arm that helps patients with spinal injuries perform daily tasks. Research shows that people with injuries that restrict their...