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[ad_1] Researchers at MIT have developed a simple, inexpensive technology for delivering potent drug formulations that are too viscous to be injected using conventional syringes and needles. Credit: Images courtesy of researchers and edited by Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT. Researchers have designed a simple and inexpensive device for the subcutaneous injection of viscous formulations. WITH researchers … Read more

[ad_1] Take a few minutes and have a little fun with this new video from NASA Take a few minutes to watch this new video from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, posted on August 14, 2020: So, you’ve kind of outfitted your spaceship to travel almost at the speed of light? … Before you take … Read more

[ad_1] They number in the hundreds, can be larger than an NFL football field, and can be found all over Saudi Arabia, including on the slope of a volcano. Sprawling stone structures reported in 2017 Now appear to be some of the oldest monuments in the world, dating back around 7,000 years, archaeologists are now … Read more

[ad_1] Astronomers researching the mysterious Fast Radio Burst (FRB) 121102 have confirmed that the powerful phenomenon has a predictable cycle, which may allow us to find out exactly what is causing it once and for all. First discovered in 2012, the FRB is located in a dwarf galaxy 3 billion light years away, making it … Read more

[ad_1] Scientists from the Universities of Leeds and Edinburgh and University College London analyzed satellite records of glaciers, mountains and ice caps between 1994 and 2017 to identify the impact of global warming. Their review article was published in the journal Cryosphere Discussions. Describing the loss of ice as “staggering,” the group found that melting … Read more

[ad_1] A total of 28 trillion tonnes of ice has disappeared from the Earth’s surface since 1994. This is an astonishing finding from British scientists who analyzed satellite surveys of the planet’s poles, mountains and glaciers to measure the loss of ice cover due to global warming. triggered by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions. … Read more

[ad_1] By ESA / Hubble Aug 24, 2020 This image from the NASA / ESA Hubble Space Telescope actually shows a small section of the supernova Cygnus blast wave, located about 2,400 light years away. Credit: ESA / Hubble & NASA, W. Blair, Acknowledgments: Leo Shatz While appearing as a delicate and light veil draped … Read more

[ad_1] A time capsule of the early days of the solar system may be the first clue to explaining a long-standing puzzle for those who study life: it appears to be stubbornly asymmetrical. The story begins in 2012, when scientists discovered a golf ball-sized piece of rock now known as Asuka 12236 on the icy … Read more

[ad_1] If you’ve been watching the news today, you’d be forgiven for thinking that a massive asteroid is about to collide with Earth the day before the 2020 U.S. presidential election. At least that’s what many news outlets are saying. And, of course, some people panic. In a year with a literal pandemic, an asteroid … Read more