science / science - 6 years ago
It was a number of months ago that astronauts aboard the International Space Station were forced to deal with a rather unusual problem. The space station's sensors alerted them to the presence of an air leak in the Soyuz ship that brought crew to the station and remained attached. A leak is obvi...
science / science - 6 years ago
It all boils down to a few lifestyle tweaks.
science / science - 6 years ago
The study found, out of the children surveyed, those with five or more pets have no reported allergies
science / science - 6 years ago
Out of the three major sectors of the economy—agriculture, manufacturing, and service—two are already largely automated. Farm labor, which about half the American workforce used to do, now comprises around 2 percent of American jobs. And we all know the rust belt song and dance, beat out to outsourc...
science / science - 6 years ago
Dermatologists explain all the reasons you may be experiencing pimples in the dead of winter — and how to prevent them in the first place.
science / science - 6 years ago
Thunderstorms forced Elon Musk's SpaceX to postpone Thursday's launch of a navigation satellite for the U.S. military, which was poised to be the rocket company's first national security space mission for the United States. SpaceX said its Falcon 9 rocket and payload, a roughly $500 million GPS sat...
science / science - 6 years ago
(Bloomberg) -- Twitter Inc. shares plummeted after Citron Research said a report by Amnesty International documenting the abuse of women on the platform shouldn’t be ignored by investors.
science / science - 6 years ago
Korolev crater on Mars boasts an ice rink measuring over 50 miles wide—and it’s one of the most spectacular surface features on the Red Planet, as the latest image from the Mars Express spacecraft reveals.
science / science - 6 years ago
"As a precaution, stop using cannabis for at least six months before trying to conceive."
science / science - 6 years ago
We fact-check Dr. Google with actual doctors. Read More...
science / science - 6 years ago
Here's how to start doing them right.
science / science - 6 years ago
Although the terms are often used interchangeably in the media, there are key differences among their definitions.
science / science - 6 years ago
It's not a good week for SpaceX.
science / science - 6 years ago
More shocking health stories from the year: A boy that comes back to life, baby born using dead donor's uterus and an unconventional cancer diagnosis.
science / science - 6 years ago
The question often arises as to how we know that the current year-to-year buildup of CO2 is due to human activities. One way is to do simple bookkeeping of how much of each of the major types of fossil fuels we burn each year, and the predicted CO2 buildup implied by the known yearly combustion rate...