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A 3,500-year-old Egyptian medical text is shedding new light on the ancient practice of mummification. Recently discovered inside a much larger work, the papyrus document being studied by University of Copenhagen Egyptologist Sofie Schiødt is the oldes… Continue reading Hidden Egyptian handbook reveals secrets of mummification
As part of a project that could greatly speed up the detection of deadly tsunamis, Caltech seismologists and Google optical experts have come up with a method that turns operating submarine communication cables into earthquake detectors without using s… Continue reading Clever new technique turns underwater cables into earthquake detectors
After years of suspense, an iceberg approximately the size of London has broken away from the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica, only a few miles from the Halley British Antarctic Survey (BAS) ice station. The 490 square mile (1,270 sq km), 490 feet (150 m… Continue reading London-sized iceberg breaks off Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica
Seventy five years ago, the world was introduced to ENIAC, the first ever electronic, programmable, general purpose, digital computer, in a demonstration that not only ushered in the first glimmers of the computer age, but also shaped popular conceptio… Continue reading 75 years ago, the world’s first modern computer made its public debut
Panasonic has developed a new infrared Medical Imaging Projection System (MIPS) that not only tracks changes in the shape and positions of organs in near real-time, but projects the images directly onto the patient as a guide for surgeons during comple… Continue reading Panasonic camera projects real-time images onto patients during surgery
NASA has released a new video that includes historic color, high-resolution footage from multiple cameras on the Mars 2020 spacecraft as it delivered the Perseverance rover to the surface of the Red Planet last week.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Sci… Continue reading Dramatic multi-cam video shows Perseverance rover’s landing on Mars
New observations have shown that Cygnus X-1, the first black hole ever discovered, is much more massive than previously estimated. By making a more precise measurement of its distance from the Earth, a team led by the International Centre for Radio Ast… Continue reading The first black hole discovered is much more massive than we thought
The latest resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is carrying a very special shipment of pills from the University of Adelaide as part of a project to develop techniques to allow astronauts to manufacture pharmaceuticals on long deep… Continue reading Placing pills outside the ISS to help astronauts make medicines in space
NASA has released the first high-resolution images sent back by the Perseverance Mars rover, including a dramatic picture taken by the Sky Crane landing vehicle of it just before touching down on the Red Planet. The image was a still from a video of th… Continue reading Perseverance sends back mid-landing selfie
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has safely touched down on the Red Planet. After a dramatic seven-minute descent, the robotic explorer landed at 3:55 pm EST in the 28-mile (45 km) wide Jezero Crater located in the Martian northern hemisphere and returne… Continue reading Perseverance Mars rover touches down on the Red Planet