100-Year-old Dreams of Airship Travel Through Europe are Revived With This Modern Zero-Emissions Dirigible
Hybrid Air Vehicles are bringing the dirigible airship back into the European travel sector with a zero-emissions airship in 2025.
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Astronomers Spot Light From Behind a Black Hole for the First Time - Proving Einstein Right Again
Stanford astronomers have discovered how to see X-rays reflected from the opposite side of a black hole, and once again, Einstein was right.
The First Amateur Astronomer to Ever Discover a New Moon - And it's Orbiting Jupiter
An amateur astronomer has become the first to find a moon in our solar system - the 80th such body to orbit Jupiter and part of the Carme group
Student Builds Life-Saving Device that Can Instantly Stop Bleeding from Stab Wounds
A final-year design student at Loughborough University, UK, has invented a device that seals open knife wounds in 30 seconds.
No More Pricks: Scientists Are Rolling Out First-of-its-Kind Blood Sugar Test for Pain-Free Delivery to Diabetics
Researchers at The University of Newcastle Australia have developed a pain-free blood test for people with diabetes, a real breakthrough.
New Research Shows Why Crows Are So Intelligent and Even Self-Aware-Just Like Us
In a test of intelligence involving flashing lights, crows were found in a study to have consciousness and reporting the way only humans have.
Paralyzed Man's Brain Waves Get Turned Into Sentences on Computer, Scientists 'Thrilled' Beyond Words
University of California San Francisco researchers have successfully developed a 'speech neuroprosthesis' for paralysis.
Stem-Cell Based 'Cure' for Type-1 Diabetes Draws Nearer, With FDA Trials Launched
Creating insulin-producing pancreas cells safely and at 80%, a new method using 3-dimensional petri dishes draws type-1 diabetes cure nearer.
Innate Talent Seems to Be Just as Much a Gift Found in Some Dogs as it is in People, Study Says
A researcher wanted to discover the mechanism for talent in dogs, but found it was just as hard as in humans: some dogs are special
Venom From Extremely Poisonous Caterpillar May Hold Healing Tonic That Saves Lives
The venom of one Australian caterpillar shows promise for use in medicines and pest control, researchers say. The Doratifera vulnerans is common to large parts of Queensland's south-east and is routinely found in Toohey Forest Park on Brisbane's southside. Dr Andrew Walker at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience has been researching the striking looking caterpillar […]
Researchers Design T-shirt Fabric That Reduces Body Heat, Protecting People From Rising Temperatures
Using mid-infrared radiative technology and pieces of titanium dioxide, Chinese scientists have created a t-shirt that keeps you 5°C cooler.
Astonishing 'Fairy Lanterns' Found Growing in the Darkest Depth of Malaysian Rainforest
Oxford University botanists have found a new species of 'fairy lantern' in the Malaysian rainforest.
Google and Harvard Map a Tiny Bit of Our Ridiculously Complex Brain Connections in Unprecedented Detail
Containing 1.4 petabytes and 225 million images, the H01 Dataset from Google and Harvard is the most detailed brain image ever made.
Stress Can Accelerate Grays, But Hair Color Can Be Restored When Stress is Eliminated, Scientists Find
Researchers have found that stress really does turn hairs grey, and the effect is (at least partially) reversible, Columbia researchers find.
That Song Stuck in Your Head is Helping the Brain With Long-Term Memory
When songs get stuck in your head, they are helping you to remember—according to researchers at University of California-Davis.
Scientists Design Junk Food Game to Help People Eat Less, Lose Weight - Study Shows it Works
A study from the universities of Exeter and Helsinki shows that a junk food game, available to download, does help people eat less and lose weight.
Scientists Created a Mint That Whitens Teeth (Better Than Gels) And Rebuilds Tooth Enamel at the Same Time
Trials have begun at the University of Washington using a lozenge candy that can build up enamel on teeth.
'Mind-blowing' Surgery in Mothers' Wombs Spared Dozens of Babies From Spina Bifida Paralysis
At Great Ormond's Street Hospital, 'mind blowing' surgery in the womb has been saving dozens of babies from spina bifida paralysis.
The Weirdness Of Dreams May Be Why We Have Them, Says New Theory of Dreaming
A new theory about dreaming has been published by researchers writing for Cell Press: the reason for dreaming may in fact be their weirdness.
Electronic Nose Has Been Developed That 'Sniffs Out' Covid Infections - in Just 80 Seconds
This 'electronic nose' from the Weizmann Institute of Science cna sniff out COVID-19 in seconds, with 94% accuracy.
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