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NASA solicited proposals for new robotic missions as part of its New Frontiers exploration program, and it got a dozen of them this past April. Now, the agency has whittled the list down to two contenders. One mission seeks to explore the second largest moon in the solar system, and …

According to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, children who eat fish at least once a week sleep better and have IQ scores that are four points higher than those who consume fish less frequently or not at all. According to Liu et al, frequent fish consumption may …

What do supernovas and fluffy white clouds have in common? That’s not a riddle, it’s a question several groups of scientists are seeking to answer. A dying star releases vast amounts of energy, some of it in the form of cosmic rays. We know these high-energy particles occasionally slam into …

University of Basel’s Professor Dominik Zumbühl and colleagues have succeeded in magnetically cooling a nanoelectronic device to a temperature of 2.8 mK (millikelvin). A chip with a Coulomb blockade thermometer on it is prepared for experiments at extremely low temperatures. Image credit: University of Basel. “Magnetic cooling is based on …

NASA has selected two finalist concepts for a robotic mission planned to launch in the mid-2020s: a comet sample return mission and a drone-like rotorcraft that would explore potential landing sites on Saturn’s hazy moon Titan. Dragonfly is a dual-quadcopter lander that would take advantage of the environment on Saturn’s …

An international team led by University of York researchers has directly observed microbial activity in Antarctic and Arctic snow — an environment once considered sterile. The results appear in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. Research conducted in laboratories has previously shown that bacteria can stay alive at extremely …

Ayers Rock in Australlia Natural medicine is any practice outside the field of the modern-day medication. It is abroad series of healing beliefs, therapies and techniques. Mainly, these treatments are not taught in any medical school. They include acupuncture, chiropractic, homoeopathy, Ayurveda, meditation, yoga and naturopathy. These treatment approaches are …

While residing in Alaska, I was surrounded by Black Spruce trees (picea mariana) and took pleasure in having the ability to gather newly-formed tips from this tree. The Black Spruce can reach up to 80 feet and is discovered in the northern parts of The United States and Canada, growing …

The next big step for private space firm SpaceX is the long-awaited Falcon Heavy launch platform. After years of planning and a handful of delays, the massive rocket is just a few weeks away from launch. Will SpaceX actually get the Falcon Heavy in the air on time? SpaceX founder …

A wide range of flowers produce not just signals that we can see and smell, but also ones that are invisible such as heat. According to new research from the University of Bristol, UK, bumblebees can use these temperature patterns as a cue to recognize flowers and make informed foraging …