Category: Science

Scientists have invented a type of electronic skin that can ‘talk directly to the brain’, allowing amputees to experience a human-like sense of touch through prosthetic limbs. The revolutionary artificial skin is embedded with temperature, pressure and strain sensors that are converted into electrical signals – similar to how nerve impulses communicate with the brain....

Aptly named Jupiter is the king of the solar system. At 318 times the mass of Earth, Jupiter is the largest planet in orbit around the Sun. Because it is so massive, its gravity determines the dynamics of the solar system, harassing comets and bouncing asteroids. Considering how big and powerful Jupiter is, you might...

Badminton is not a sport that most of us think about often and very rarely outside of every four years at the Summer Olympics and maybe the odd cookout or beach party here or there. But the fact that it’s a bit unique made it a major inspiration for this new heat shield design which...

When it comes to climate change, skeptics often argue that we have an incomplete understanding of Earth’s systems. While humanity has yet to unlock all of the world’s secrets, that doesn’t mean we can’t act on what we know. In many cases, as climate scientists dig deeper, they find even more supporting evidence for potential...

NASA’s Juno has completed its 51st period, the closest pass to Jupiter in its extended orbit around the gas giant. But not only did it approach the planet in person on May 16, it also flew by Io, coming within 35,500 kilometers (22,060 miles) and taking its closest pictures yet of the volcanic moon. This...

“How much T-Rex were there?” It’s a question that has been answered before, but a study published last month offers a new figure challenging previous assumptions. From the dawn of the dinosaurs until their extinction, 1.7 billion of the thin-lipped, frighteningly smart and surprisingly slow theropods roamed the Earth, according to new and improved estimates....

A new model for human evolution claims that the modern Wise man descended from multiple genetically distinct populations in Africa rather than from a single ancestral population. This conclusion was reached after the researchers analyzed genetic data from present-day African populations, including 44 newly sequenced genomes from the Nama group of South Africa. The research...

NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) is responsible for monitoring all known near-Earth objects (NEOs) and assessing their potential risk of impact. Scientists are actively scanning the sky with the latest technological tools, including telescopes, ground-based observatories and satellites, to identify any unknown asteroids that may pose a collision risk. To detect such hazards,...

It is a planet that does not rotate – one side is always in daylight and the other in darkness. Evidence has emerged for an Earth-sized planet in the Milky Way about 86 light-years away, a rugged, rocky world plagued by constant eruptions. Scientists said Wednesday that the planet is likely covered in volcanoes —...

The undead don’t usually participate in clinical trials, although three suspected zombies once agreed to have their brain activity measured by researchers in Haiti. Like an episode of Scooby Doothe investigation began in an attempt to uncover the identity of the ghostly trio, each recognized by the locals as long-deceased people returning from the dead....