Generating power with a thin, flexible thermoelectric film
Device could be integrated into clothing, harvest body heat to power gadgets.
Science // Science & Exploration
Studies pin down exactly when humans and Neanderthals swapped DNA
We may owe our tiny sliver of Neanderthal DNA to just a couple of hundred Neanderthals.
AI helps ID paint chemistry of Berlin Wall murals
Italian scientists designed a neural network to analyze spectral data from handheld Raman spectroscopy devices.
Weight loss drugs may also treat addiction, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease
Pharmaceutical companies are already cashing in on their other health benefits.
NASA’s boss-to-be proclaims we’re about to enter an “age of experimentation”
"You can get into a rhythm of using all of these providers to get things up very quickly."
NASA believes it understands why Ingenuity crashed on Mars
Engineers are already beginning to plan for possible follow-on missions.
New congressional report: “COVID-19 most likely emerged from a laboratory”
A textbook example of shifting the standards of evidence to suit its authors' needs.
In a not-so-subtle signal to regulators, Blue Origin says New Glenn is ready
Blue Origin needs to fly the New Glenn rocket to identify where the vehicle has margin.
Paleolithic deep-cave compound likely used for rituals
A boulder engraved with a turtle, good acoustics, and torch lighting—what more do you need for a good time?
Google gets an error-corrected quantum bit to be stable for an hour
Using almost the entire chip for a logical qubit provides long-term stability.
Latest James Webb data hints at new physics in Universe’s expansion
These latest findings further support the Hubble Space Telescope's prior expansion rate measurements.
After critics decry Orion heat shield decision, NASA reviewer says agency is correct
"If this isn’t raising red flags out there, I don’t know what will."
US to start nationwide testing for H5N1 flu virus in milk supply
Feds can compel any company that handles pre-pasteurized milk to share samples.
Lizards and snakes are 35 million years older than we thought
Reanalysis of a fossil finds that reptiles' traits go back earlier than we thought.
Rocket Report: NASA delays Artemis again; SpinLaunch spins a little cash
A report in which we read some tea leaves.
