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Nov 28, 2018

NASA sent an $850 million hammer to Mars and it could uncover clues to an outstanding mystery in our solar system

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It’s the largest drill NASA has ever sent to space.


NASA sent an $850 million lander to Mars. Insight will dig deep into the planet as the first of its kind to study the planet’s interior.

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Nov 28, 2018

DNA Researchers Pinpoint the Type of Exercise That Could Extend Life

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A new discovery brings us a step closer to an anti-aging workout.

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Nov 28, 2018

Scientist unveils blueprint to save bees and enrich farmers

Posted by in category: food

As more countries appreciate the advantages, she hopes they will be willing to join the coalition of countries committed to reversing the decline in pollinators. Currently, there are only 24 countries in this “coalition of the willing”, mostly from Europe. Eventually, she hopes there will be enough support to multilateral environmental agreement on pollinators similar to the international convention on trade in endangered species. “I hope this week’s conference will be the first step to bringing a multilateral agreement into being because that’s what we need,” she says.


Urgent planting of wildflowers will attract pollinators and boost farmers’ food crops, expert to tell UN.

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Nov 27, 2018

International Space Station infested with mysterious bugs

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ISS Infested With Space Bugs!


The International Space Station is infested with mysterious space bugs that may be leaving astronauts at risk of “serious harm,” according to a new study.

Scientists discovered a thriving ecosystem of “infectious organisms” aboard the station which are similar to bugs found in hospitals on Earth.

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Nov 27, 2018

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Nov 27, 2018

Ebola Treatment Trials Launched In Democratic Republic Of The Congo Amid Outbreak

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The virus has killed at least 240 people in the past four months, and it has shown no signs of abating. But the new trials may help end future outbreaks sooner.

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Nov 27, 2018

Ultra thin lenses use 2D materials instead of glass

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The new lenses, called metalenses, are less than 1/100,000ths of an inch thick and could replace the glass lenses in cameras and imaging systems.

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Nov 27, 2018

Electrically-induced smells pave way for “cochlear implant for the nose”

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Cochlear implants allow deaf people to hear by electrically stimulating their auditory nerves, and have been doing so for years. While that’s all very well and good, what about people who have lost their sense of smell? Well, new research suggests that we may be getting closer to an electrical implant for them, too.

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Nov 27, 2018

Michio Kaku — The Physics of Back to the Future — The River of Time

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Nov 27, 2018

New Cameras on Mars!

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The flow of raw images sent from Mars, straight to the Web, has begun!


Insight begins sharing raw images on mission website.

There was jubilation when InSight landed, but I’m just as happy to be writing about a distinct InSight event: The flow of raw images sent from Mars, straight to the Web, has begun. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has begun sharing images from InSight’s two cameras to the mission website. You can check this website any time, any day, to see if there are new images from Mars, and sometimes, you’ll be able to see them even before mission team members do. Here, for example, is the first image returned from InSight’s Instrument Deployment Camera, sent straight to the Web.

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