In a scene that could be straight out of a Pixar movie, two adorable robots crawled across a simulated moon surface in search of water. One rover even looks a bit like WALL-E. However, the excursion is not for entertainment. It’s a recent simulation at DLR (the German space agency) that tries to help the…
Our staff’s favorite books of the year reflected on the role of science in some of society’s most pressing problems, from artificial intelligence to childhood trauma to river restoration. Did we miss your favorite? Let us know at feedback@sciencenews.org. rehabilitation Walter ShoshanaSimon and Schuster | $29.99 In a journalist’s exposé of America’s drug treatment centers,…
The United States is in the midst of a botulism outbreak linked to a brand of premium infant formula. Dozens of babies have been affected as of November 19. All of the reported cases of crippling bacterial infection occurred between August and November and have been linked to powdered infant formula produced by ByHeart, according…
A decade or so ago, I had my biological age measured. I was in my mid 40s at the time and was fit, slim and a disciplined eater. When the results came back, I was gratified to discover that I was, biologically, quite a bit younger than my age. Around six years, if I remember…
Here we go again. An obscure and methodologically flawed paper, published with little or no review, makes a convenient argument and is elevated to supposedly “blockbuster” science by science merchants. shitsorry, doubt. Real scientists drop everything to respond, but not before the (convenient) nonsense has spread widely. Rebuttals are written and submitted, but by the…
Source: https://www.sgh.com.sg/patient-care/specialties-services/renal-transplant-programme Grafting a kidney from a compatible donor to restore kidney functions in a recipient suffering from kidney failure is called a kidney transplant. It is also known as a kidney transplant. The first kidney transplant was performed between identical twins in 1954 by Dr. Charles Hufnagel, a Washington surgeon. Eligibility: Anyone with end-stage…
Play Germinate the Seed, an engaging educational platform game. Complete the levels and put the miracle of seed germination into action. You play as a little seed, navigating through obstacles and challenging enemies. Your mission is to find water and heat (the sun) and then find a suitable place to bury yourself. In the next…
Off the northeastern shores of Japan, a strange gelatinous creature recently appeared among the waves. Pale blue and semi-transparent, it looked like a jellyfish, until scientists realized it wasn’t. Instead, it was something potentially more dangerous: a kind of Portuguese warship. Seen in Gamo Beach in Sendai Bay by a marine biologist Yoshiki Ochiaithe creature…
The Moon is closer during a supermoon and you’ll be able to tell because it looks much bigger and brighter, but your photos of it will still suck.You can still send me the photos you took and I will appreciate them, as well as appreciate that you thought of me when you saw the Moon….
Abstract In this study we describe Ectropoceros sagittalis sp. nov. from Japan. This, to our knowledge, is the first record of the genus in the Palearctic region. Photographs of adult female specimens, pupae and their genitalia are presented, and their biology is described. We also provide a global checklist for the genre. ectropocera. DNA barcodes,…