Boeing launches long-delayed astronaut capsule
9 hours agoJonathan Amos,Science correspondent, @BBCAmosWatch the moment of liftoff for Boeing Starliner's first crewed missionThe American Boeing company has launched its Starliner capsule towards the International Space Station (ISS)…
If Neanderthals Were Able to Speak, They May Have Had High-Pitched Voices
Neanderthals stopped roaming Earth around 40,000 years ago. Yet as time passes, new technologies are helping scientists learn more about Homo neanderthalensis, how they might have lived, and what similarities…
Pharmacological modulation of septins restores calcium homeostasis and is neuroprotective in models of Alzheimer’s disease | Science
Abnormal calcium signaling is a central pathological component of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Here, we describe the identification of a class of compounds called ReS19-T, which are able to restore calcium…
Giant, invasive Joro spiders are expanding on East Coast: What to know
As summer arrives, so do the Joro spiders. The huge arachnids, native to Asia and slowly advancing in the United States, spend winter as eggs before they become difficult to…
Christina Applegate ‘trapped’ in depression amid MS battle
Christina Applegate has kept her fans in the loop regarding her battle with multiple sclerosis since she was diagnosed three years ago. Her latest update? “I don’t enjoy living. I…
Boeing’s Starliner Has Finally Launched a NASA Crew Into Space
“It fits in with the general narrative of Boeing having lost its way,” says McDowell.Starliner, like Crew Dragon, is a capsule-shaped spacecraft like the Apollo missions of old. Capable of…
Higher Fruit Consumption Reduces Risk of Depression, Study Suggests
New research led by University of New South Wales scientists supports a role for fruit — but not vegetable — intake in protecting against depression. Higher intakes of fruit are…
Exotic Quantum ‘Bose-Einstein Condensate’ State Finally Achieved with Molecules
Exotic Quantum State Achieved after Decades-Long QuestMolecular Bose-Einstein condensates could help to provide the answers to fundamental questions or form the basis of new quantum computersBy Elizabeth Gibney & Nature…
Trial of technology used to brighten clouds gets voted down in California
The City Council of Alameda, California, voted early Wednesday to deny scientists permission to continue a controversial trial of technology that could one day be used to brighten clouds. The project,…
Russian cosmonaut makes history as first person to spend 1,000 days in space
Oleg Kononenko, a 59-year-old Russian cosmonaut, became the first person to spend 1,000 days in space.Kononenko accomplished this milestone on Tuesday, marking his fifth journey to the International Space Station…