Scientists Have Created a Device That Sucks Water Out of Thin Air, Even in the Desert

When it comes to future challenges, one of the biggest will be water scarcity - on a warming planet we’re going to have plenty of seawater, but not enough fresh, clean water in the...
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First Photo From Space

October 24, 1946, not long after the end of World War II and years before the Sputnik satellite opened the space age, a group of soldiers and scientists in the New Mexico desert saw...
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Enceladus’ Subsurface Energy Source: What It Means for Search for Life

A space mission that could hunt for definitive signs of life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus looks even more enticing following the release of new evidence that a habitable environment lies under the surface of...
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Self-taught artificial intelligence beats doctors at predicting heart attacks

Doctors have lots of tools for predicting a patient’s health. But—as even they will tell you—they’re no match for the complexity of the human body. Heart attacks in particular are hard to anticipate. Now,...
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The FDA Just Struck a Deal That Could Replace Animal Testing With a Tiny Chip

A future without animal testing is getting closer. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration agreed to a research-and-development collaboration with Emulate, a company that makes “organs-on-chips” technology. The hope is that instead of testing...
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Calculations Suggest We Could One Day Build a Rocket That Travels 99.999% the Speed of Light

Theoretical physics often lifts the sanctions we set on our own imaginations. Whether it’s exploring the possibility of warp drives or understanding the rate of the Universe’s expansion, we are quick to explore the unknown on our...
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Scientists Announce That The Great Barrier Reef is Officially “Terminal”

IN BRIEF The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is recognized as the biggest living structure on Earth. Unfortunately, it’s dying—with many portions facing no hope for recovery—thanks to back to back mass bleaching events....
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Elon Musk Has Announced a New Goal for SpaceX, and It’s Utterly Revolutionary

LEADING THE REVOLUTION Elon Musk’s SpaceX is currently basking in the light of its latest achievement. The company succeeded in starting a spaceflight revolution by being the first entity to launch a mission into...
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Alien or Natural? (Infographic)

Space is filled with noise; inaudible frequencies of radiation that carry the secrets of the universe. The question is, are they alien or are they natural?
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Body Part Regeneration Is in Our Future

The acorn worm, an invertebrate, has an incredible ability to regenerate. Humans and the acorn worm share many genes, and scientists are studying the acorn worm in hopes of someday being able to stimulate...
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Your Brain Cells Could Be Reprogrammed to Fight Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers have reprogrammed existing brain cells in mice into dopamine neurons to reduce their symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.This novel approach could be used to treat Parkinson’s disease with stem cells which are not transplanted,...
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There’s a dark secret at the heart of artificial intelligence: no one really understands how it works

Last year, a strange self-driving car was released onto the quiet roads of Monmouth County, New Jersey. The experimental vehicle, developed by researchers at the chip maker Nvidia, didn’t look different from other autonomous...
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How Would NASA Search for Extraterrestrial Life on Enceladus?

As NASA’s Cassini spacecraft prepares for its grand finale at Saturn, scientists have uncovered the first evidence of a potential energy source for extraterrestrial microbial life. The detection of hydrogen inside an ice plume...
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Experimental Nasal Spray Could Deliver Drugs Across the Blood-Brain Barrier

Life-saving medicines could soon be sent directly to the brain with just a sniff, thanks to a new nasal spray that uses gold nanoparticles to cross through the blood-brain barrier. This protective barrier keeps...
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Newly Discovered Planet Could Be the Best Hope for Life Outside Our Solar System

We live in a wondrous age where scientists don’t exactly find it hard to make out exoplanets against the inky blackness of the night sky – but as for discovering worlds that might also...
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First Evidence That Psychedelics Cause a ‘Higher’ State of Consciousness Found by Scientists

Can we really elevate our brains to some kind of higher state of consciousness? New research suggests it might be possible - scientists have spotted evidence of a sustained and previously unobserved increase in...
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Early Clinical Trial Shows ‘Cancer Vaccines’ Can Protect Humans From Tumours

Cancer comes in many different forms, and it is not unusual for diagnosed patients to endure multiple kinds of treatments before one that is effective against their particular form of cancer is found. If...
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Immune cells play surprising role in steady heartbeat

Immune system cells may help your heart keep the beat. These cells, called macrophages, usually protect the body from invading pathogens. But a new study published April 20 in Cell shows that in mice,...
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Quickest we could visit another star is 69 years – here’s how

Of all the stars in the sky, you might assume the closest to the sun would be the easiest to visit. But this may not be the case. René Heller at the Max Planck Institute...
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The World’s First Jetpacks Are Here

Once a part of science fiction, jet packs have exploded onto the scene as a realistic possibility for military and commercial uses.
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