Technology
Engineers develop a Retinal Implant that could partly reinstate Vision in Blind People
Scientists all over the world have been working to return people who are unable to move, see, or care for themselves for various reasons to…
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Chemistry
Phenylalanine (Description, Properties, Uses)
Phenylalanine (symbol Phe or F) is an essential aromatic amino acid in humans (supplied by food). It is crucial in the structure and function of…
Plants and Animals
RoboVulture becomes First Bird to Receive a Bionic Limb Connected to the Skeleton
Artificial limbs have come a long way for humans and animals in recent years. Just last month we reported on a baby elephant who got…
Astronomy
Planet Vulcan: The Forgotten Ninth Planet of the 19th Century, Killed Off by Einstein
In 1846, astronomer and mathematician Urbain Le Varier sat down and tried to find a planet that had never been seen before by humans. Uranus…
Astronomy
Moderately Advanced Aliens could Easily Take over a Milky Way-Like Galaxy, Simulations Show
A new simulation shows how fast a medieval advanced alien civilization would take to spread itself across the galaxy, and the answer is not at…
Physics
Physicists bring Human-Scale Object to an Almost Quantum Standstill for First Time
When a quantum system is at its lowest possible energy, it is said to be in its ground state. This state is now almost acquired…
Environment
Icebergs Once Made it to Southern Florida Pushed by Epic Glacial Floods
The scorelines on the sea floors along the east coast of North America testify to the emergence of large amounts of icebergs along the bottom.…
Other
Juneteenth becomes Newest Federal Holiday, Commemorating End of Slavery in the US
This week, President Joe Biden signed a bill to make June 19 the official federal holiday in June. The long-awaited commemoration began in Galveston, Texas,…
Plants and Animals
Extinct Giant Rhino Found in China was One of the Largest Land Mammals of all Time
Modern rhinos are descendants of larger animals, standing about 5 meters (16 feet) tall on their shoulders, weighing approximately 15-10 tons (16-22 tons). Their heads…
Technology
Artificial Intelligence Learning Machines can be Trained to Solve Problems and Puzzles
Machines can learn from experience, adapt to new inputs, and perform human-like tasks thanks to artificial intelligence (AI). Most examples of artificial intelligence that you…
Astronomy
S Cassiopeiae – a Mira Variable Star in the Constellation Cassiopeia
S Cassiopeiae is a Mira variable and S-type star in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is the coolest star in the universe, not counting brown dwarfs…
Architecture
Mosque of Sultan Al-Muayyad, Cairo, Egypt
The Mosque of Sultan al-Mu’ayyad (Arabic: مسجد السلطان المؤيد) was built on the site of an old jail where the Mamluk sultan Al-Mu’ayyad Sayf Aldin…
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