The link between aging and disease
Melanie R. McReynolds, Penn State Aging is a biological process that no one can avoid. Ideally, growing old should be a time to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Aging also…
NEO: The humanoid robot ready for pilot tests this year
Norwegian startup 1X Technologies has taken a significant step in humanoid robot development with the announcement of NEO Beta, a humanoid robot prototype designed to assist with daily tasks at home. With pilot…
Four discoveries that are changing our understanding of dreams
Anthony Bloxham, Nottingham Trent University People have pondered whether dreams have a purpose throughout human history. Modern scientists are fascinated with this question too. For a long time the science of dreams has…
Ancient sea cow killed by crocodile and torn apart by tiger shark
Scientists have revealed the discovery of a rare fossil: a prehistoric sea cow found by a farmer in northern Venezuela. The skeleton suggests that the animal was the victim of an attack by…
Biohybrid robots controlled by electrical impulses in mushrooms
Researchers at Cornell University have discovered a new way of controlling “biohybrid” robots using the natural electrical signals of mycelium, the vegetative structure of fungi. This method allows the robots to react more…
Microplastics are in our brains. How worried should I be?
Sarah Hellewell, Curtin University; Anastazja Gorecki, University of Notre Dame Australia, and Charlotte Sofield, University of Notre Dame Australia Plastic is in our clothes, cars, mobile phones, water bottles and food containers. But…
New strategy for producing water on the Moon
The presence of water on the lunar surface is essential for human survival and has therefore attracted great interest from the scientific community. A significant advance in this field has come from the…
Ancient Egypt’s largest astronomical observatory discovered.
A team of archaeologists from Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities has made an impressive discovery at the temple of Buto, located in Tell El-Faraain, in the province of Kafr El-Sheikh. The team discovered…
What the shape of the human heart reveals about our evolution
Aimee Drane, Swansea University Mammals, from the mighty blue whale to the tiny shrew, inhabit nearly every corner of our planet. Their remarkable adaptability to different environments has long fascinated scientists, with each…
17th century samurai sword found in Berlin
During an excavation in the Molkenmarkt area, Berlin’s oldest square, archaeologists from the city’s State Monuments Office made a surprising discovery: a Japanese short sword, known as a wakizashi, dating back to the…