Harvard says it has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th century book

04/01/2024

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University said it has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th century book about the afterlife that has been in its collections since the 1930s. The decision came after a…

South Korea scientists tout ‘beef rice’ as source of protein for the future

03/15/2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean researchers have grown beef cells in rice grains in what they say is a major step towards achieving a sustainable, affordable and environmentally friendly source of protein that could replace farmed cattle…

Astronomers spot new tiny moons around Neptune and Uranus

02/25/2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Astronomers have found three previously unknown moons in our solar system — two additional moons circling Neptune and one around Uranus. The distant tiny moons were spotted using powerful land-based telescopes in Hawaii and…

Moon lander tipped sideways on lunar surface but ‘alive and well’

02/24/2024

(Reuters) -The moon lander dubbed Odysseus is “alive and well” but resting on its side a day after its white-knuckle touchdown as the first private spacecraft ever to reach the lunar surface, and the first from the…

NASA’s final tally shows spacecraft returned double the amount of asteroid rubble

02/18/2024

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA finally has counted up all the asteroid samples returned by a spacecraft last fall — and it’s double the rubble return goal. Officials reported Thursday that the Osiris-Rex spacecraft collected 121.6…

Scientists assert ‘alien mummies’ in Peru are really dolls made from Earthly bones

01/13/2024

LIMA (Reuters) – A pair of “alien mummies” that mysteriously turned up at the airport in Peru’s capital last October have entirely Earthly origins, according to a scientific analysis revealed on Friday. The two small specimens were…

Winter Solstice 2023: Experience the longest night on December 22

12/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Get ready to embrace the cosmic spectacle as we gear up for the celestial phenomenon of the year!  On Friday, December 22, 2023, buckle up for the grand finale – the Winter Solstice – where…

Bill pushes science, math schools for all PH provinces

Melvin Gascon 12/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — At least one public math and science high school must be established in all provinces in the Philippines to address the “stagnation” of Filipino learners’ mathematical and scientific literacy as revealed by an international…

What’s the future of AI? Tech giants are divided as they lobby regulators

12/06/2023

Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), but they’re also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor. That’s not to say they all want the…

Scientists say cutting pollution accelerates climate change

11/02/2023

Air pollution, a global scourge that kills millions of people a year, is shielding us from the full force of the sun. Getting rid of it will accelerate climate change. That’s the unpalatable conclusion reached by scientists…

Man who received second pig heart transplant dies

11/01/2023

WASHINGTON — The second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig has died, nearly six weeks after the highly experimental surgery, his Maryland doctors announced Tuesday, October 31, 2023. Lawrence Faucette, 58, was dying from heart failure…

3 scientists win Nobel in chemistry

10/05/2023

STOCKHOLM — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots — tiny particles just a few nanometers in diameter that can release very bright colored light and whose applications in everyday life…

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