Woman had 524x the normal level of mercury in her blood from skin cream use
A new case report on the July poisoning highlights just how toxic organic mercury is.
Science // Science & Exploration
Starliner’s timer was off—capsule thought engines were firing when they weren’t
"Boeing and NASA are working together to review options."
New boson appears in nuclear decay, breaks standard model
Weird electron-positrons from decaying beryllium and helium hint at new boson.
The immune system listens in on bacteria signaling to each other
The immune response can be modulated by bacterial signaling molecules.
Nearly 1 in 4 adults in the US will be severely obese by 2030, study suggests
Researchers call for more prevention and treatment from health professionals.
Photovoltaic… enzymes?
Many enzymes need to grab electrons, and they're not picky about where they get them.
Ohio gas well blowout leaked more than many countries do in a year
Data from new satellite shows the accident should have gotten more attention.
The last days of Homo erectus
Anthropologists may have found the last H. erectus group to succumb to extinction.
Starliner set for its historic debut flight on Friday morning
"This is the culmination of years of hard work."
This “essential piece of computing history” just sold for $43,750
The "Jacquard machine" used punch cards to "program" intricate weaving patterns.
Lawsuit: Juul sold tainted e-liquids to users “drunk and vaping like mo-fo’s”
Whistleblower suit paints a dark picture of Juul's culture and management.
Collision liquified the 4th-largest asteroid, turning it into a dwarf planet
New images show a nearly perfect sphere without large craters.
NASA shares details of lunar surface missions—and they’re pretty cool
But there is a catch if you want to bring back Moon rocks.
Forget poisoned candy and razor blades. Here’s the real Halloween horror
Halloween sadism is an urban legend, researchers say.
