Oldest DNA from Africa offers clues to mysterious ancient culture
About 15,000 years ago, in the oldest known cemetery in the world, people buried their dead in sitting positions with…
Hydrogen adsorption on doped MoS2 nanostructures
Abstract Electrochemical devices for efficient production of hydrogen as energy carrier rely still largely on rare platinum group metal catalysts.…
NASA investigation linked 2015 Falcon 9 failure to design error
WASHINGTON — A NASA investigation into a 2015 SpaceX launch failure concluded a design flaw, rather than a manufacturing defect,…
The Mini Robodog From Boston Dynamics Can Now Open Doors to Get Out
SpotMini, Boston Dynamics’s dog-like quadruped robot, is back, and it’s learned a new trick. The robot, which was unveiled in June 2016 and then…
Physicists create new form of light
Newly observed optical state could enable quantum computing with photons. Try a quick experiment: Take two flashlights into a dark…
No, Iran, Lizard ‘Spies’ Can’t Detect Uranium
A former high-ranking Iranian military leader recently claimed that Israel used lizard spies that “attract atomic waves” in order to…
How the Moon Formed Inside a Vaporized Earth Synestia
new explanation for the moon’s origin has it forming inside the Earth when our planet was a seething, spinning cloud…
Mysterious Milky way signal comes from the past, not dark matter
A mysterious cosmic signal radiating from the center of our Milky Way galaxy is actually triggered by ancient stars, rather…
Black Hole Pretenders Could Really Be Bizarre Quantum Stars
New research reveals a possible mechanism allowing “black stars” and “gravastars” to exist When giant stars die, they don’t just…
Meet ‘Oumuamua, the first observed interstellar visitor to our solar system
On October 19, the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope in Hawaii spotted something strange zooming through our solar system. It turned out…