A simple beginner’s guide to composting
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NASA signs agreement with Japan to cooperate across Space Station, Artemis and Lunar Gateway projects – TechCrunch
NASA has signed a new agreement with Japan that lays out plans for the two nations to cooperate on the International Space Station (continuing existing partnership between the countries there)...
A cub died on the bear cams, a harsh testimony of the bear world
While walking along Alaska's Brooks River on Tuesday, a cub stumbled while viewers watched apprehensively on the bear cams. The clearly enfeebled young bear struggled to keep up with its...
Elon Musk sets update on brain-computer interface company Neuralink for August 28 – TechCrunch
Elon Musk said on Twitter this week that Neuralink, the company he founded in 2016 to develop computer-brain interfaces for the explicit purpose of helping humans keep pace with advanced...
Kernel raises $53 million for its non-invasive ‘Neuroscience as a Service’ technology – TechCrunch
LA-based bio science startup Kernel has raised $53 million from investors including General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, Eldridge, Manta Ray Ventures, Tiny Blue Dot and more. The funding is the first...
Newly discovered Moon metals make scientists rethink its origin story
How was the Moon formed? The most-widely-accepted theory suggests that billions of years ago, our young planet was struck by a body as large as Mars, forming the Moon. However,...
Why Earth won’t immediately cool off if we slash carbon emissions
The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit a record high in May. That's because humanity kept emitting a prodigious amount of carbon, even through the worst pandemic...
AI finds 250 foreign stars that migrated to our galaxy
Astrophysicians have used AI to discover 250 new stars in the Milky Way, which they believe were born outside the galaxy. Caltech researcher Lina Necib named the collection Nyx, after the Greek goddess...
Watch SpaceX launch Starlink satellites equipped with ‘sun visors’ live – TechCrunch
SpaceX has a launch schedule for today, for a combined payload that includes 57 of its Starlink satellites, as well as two satellites it’s flying on behalf of BlackSky. The...
A neurologist explains how coronavirus impacts the brain
Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re still learning what the disease can do. There are now detailed reports of brain illness emerging in people with relatively mild lung illness,...