By David Nield – – The Rega drone can spot signs of missing people and alert rescue teams on the ground. (Credit: Rega). We’ve seen autonomous aircraft doing everything from spraying crops to surveying wildlife, and now the Swiss air rescue organization Rega …
By Rich Haridy – In a new study, low-intensity ultrasound has been used to disrupt a cognitive process known as counterfactual thinking in macaques monkeys. (Credit: hecke06/Depositphotos). An incredible new study suggests that low-intensity ultrasound can be used to target very specific brain …
By Ben Coxworth – – The bioprinted mini human heart in its supporting medium, which can later be removed. (Credit: Advanced Science). Although pieces of heart tissue have previously been bioprinted, scientists have now succeeded in creating the world’s first 3D-printed vascularized heart …
By Nick Lavars – – A Wing drone in action. (Credit: Wing). Google’s parent company Alphabet is launching its very first air delivery service in the Australian capital of Canberra, following years of trials in the area. Now given the green light by …
It’s a “fascinating part of human history.” By Sarah Sloat – Scientists digging in the mountains of southern Siberia have revealed key insights into the lives of Denisovans, a mysterious branch of the ancient human family tree. While these relatives are extinct, their …
By Wes O’Donnell – Contributor, In Military/ In Cyber Defense. Veteran U.S. Army & U.S. Air Force. The United States military once wanted to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon without a full understanding of its consequences. Sheer lunacy, you say? But …
By Ben Coxworth – – The CycleWing is presently on Kickstarter. Although there’s nothing like cycling with a good tailwind, your bike and your body are only capable of catching a limited amount of that wind. The CycleWing was designed to help, acting …
By Michael Irving – – The bones of Homo luzonensis were discovered in Callao Cave, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. (Credit: Callao Cave Archaeology Project). A new species of human has been discovered in a cave in the Philippines. Named …
Anthony Wood – – The first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy M87. (Credit: EHT Collaboration). Astronomers have released what could be the historic first images of a supermassive black hole’s event horizon. The …
By Nick Lavars – –Methane’s super radiation-trapping abilities make it around 25 to 30 times more potent than CO2 as a greenhouse gas. (Credit: MikhailPopov / Depositphotos). Though it is not the most abundant greenhouse gas, methane is certainly the most potent when …
