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Welcome to Edition 7.05 of the Rocket Report! The Federal Aviation Administration grounded SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket for 15 days after a rare failure of its upper stage earlier this month. The FAA gave the green light for Falcon 9…
Artificial intelligence explores new ideas by tapping human intuition, a step toward humanlike intelligence.
The Salar de Uyuni desert is famous for its gleaming surface waters and hexagonal salt crust patterns, but below this otherworldly landscape lie about 11 million tons of highly sought-after lithium.
“Look for the gap!” “Move into space!” “Who’s free?” Sound familiar? From the sidelines to the field, court or pitch, no matter the team sport, looking for relevant information in the playing environment can be as important as any other…
In a new study published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, researchers have found that cannabidiol, a compound derived from cannabis, can significantly reduce symptoms resembling post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in mice. This effect hinges on cannabidiol’s ability to curb neuroinflammation…
Enlarge / CT scans and other techniques allowed scientists to “virtually dissect” this 3,500-year-old “Screaming Woman” mummy. (credit: Sahar Saleem/CC BY) There have been a handful of ancient Egyptian mummies discovered with their mouths wide open, as if mid-scream. This…
A rare muscle-stiffening reaction could explain the open-mouthed expression of a mummy known as the Screaming Woman, scientists suggest.
Enlarge (credit: Tony C. French/Getty) A small study in Texas suggests that human bird flu cases are being missed on dairy farms where the H5N1 virus has taken off in cows, sparking an unprecedented nationwide outbreak. The finding adds some…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) As part of today’s blockbuster prisoner swap between the US and Russia, which freed the journalist Evan Gershkovich and several Russian opposition figures, Russia received in return a motley collection of serious criminals, including an assassin…
Enlarge / Samsung’s 2022 The Frame is one of the edge-lit TVs that RTINGs tested. (credit: Samsung) Thin LCD-LED TVs are appealing because they’re easy to find space for and are aesthetically pleasing. To stay slim, most thin TVs, like…
