BioRock, a new investigation on the International Space Station (ISS), is expected to help gain insight into the physical interactions of liquid, rocks, and microorganisms under microgravity conditions for biomining in space. In addition, data from this investigation can be used to inform the development of life support systems involving …

Lunar orbiters recently detected water frost on the floor of some of the south polar craters, regions that are known to be very cold and can trap water. The floor of these craters are also exposed to the space environment including incoming meteors and solar wind particles. In a paper …

A research team led by NOAA marine biologists has described a new species of pocket shark from the Gulf of Mexico. The American pocket shark (Mollisquama mississippiensis). Image credit: Michael Doosey. The newly-discovered shark species belongs to the previously monotypic genus Mollisquama. Named the American pocket shark (Mollisquama mississippiensis), the …

Most cigarette butts contain a filter made of cellulose acetate fiber, a type of a bioplastic. Around 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are littered every year, making them the most pervasive form of plastic pollution on the planet. A research team headed by Anglia Ruskin University’s Dr. Dannielle Green have discovered …

Our highly mobile tongues, which allow us to swallow chewed food and suckle milk as babies, may have evolutionary origins in some of our most early mammal ancestors, according to an analysis of hyoid bones in Microdocodon gracilis, a newly-discovered docodontan mammaliaform that lived 166 million years ago (Jurassic period) …

erena Williams Responds To Men Who Think They Can Beat Her In Tennis With Viral Video Thats okay, because Serena Williams responded to men who think they can beat her at tennis with a viral video that is truly a gift to us all. The question was, Do you think …

  You will see a new tab in your Microsoft Advertising account soon if you don’t already. Experiments is rolling out globally for testing ad copy, landing pages and bidding strategies and modifiers. You can set the flight dates and percentage of traffic you want to test with the new …

A research team led by Flinders University’s Professor Nikolai Petrovsky has completed a human clinical trial on an adjuvant vaccine designed to eliminate the risk of an allergic reaction to European honeybee stings. A European honeybee (Apis mellifera). Image credit: Charles J. Sharp / CC BY-SA 3.0. Allergic reactions to …

Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have uncovered the remains of a large Neolithic-period settlement near the modern town of Motza, about 3 miles (5 km) west from Jerusalem. An aerial view of the Neolithic-period settlement near Motza, Israel. Image credit: Eyal Marco, Israel Antiquities Authority. “This is the …

  We’ve already covered the worst CPUs ever built, so it seemed time to flip around and talk about the best ones. The question, of course, is how do we define “best?” In order to qualify for this article, a CPU needed to do more than just introduce significant new …