[ad_1] Scientists have unearthed huge fossils 98 million years old in southwestern Argentina, they say, belonging to the largest dinosaur ever discovered. The fossilized human-sized pieces of bone belonging to the giant sauropod appear to be 10-20% larger than those attributed to Patagotitan swimsuit, the largest dinosaur ever identified, according to a statement Wednesday from … Read more
[ad_1] The engine fired for approximately 90 seconds, producing nearly 449,000 pounds of thrust. WASHINGTON – Northrop Grumman announced on Jan.21 that it has completed a static shot of the solid strap-on thruster it developed for United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket. Test firing of the 63-inch-diameter epoxy graphite engine (GEM 63XL) took place … Read more
[ad_1] CAP CANAVERAL, Florida – After successfully launching its own payload from Florida earlier this week, SpaceX is preparing another Falcon 9 rocket to take off with satellites from several customers, including DARPA, NASA and others from its own Starlink satellites. The SpaceX carpooling mission includes payloads from government and private customers as well as … Read more
[ad_1] By Stephane Nitschke, Zuzanna Szymanska (Reuters) – German researchers have allowed mice paralyzed after spinal cord injuries to walk again, reestablishing a neural link previously considered irreparable in mammals using a design protein injected into the brain. Spinal cord injuries in humans, often caused by sports or traffic accidents, leave them paralyzed because not … Read more
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain Just like us, many insects need a good night’s sleep to function properly, but this might not be possible if they have been exposed to neonicotinoid insecticides, the most commonly used form of insecticide in the world. suggests research conducted by academics at the University of Bristol. Two studies by … Read more
[ad_1] 2. Mars will not allow Ingenuity to attempt the first controlled and powered flight to another planet. Because Mars’ atmosphere is so thin, Ingenuity is designed to be lightweight, with rotor blades that are much larger and spin much faster than what would be required for an Ingenuity mass helicopter on Earth. The Red … Read more
[ad_1] The lair of a giant worm discovered underground in TaiwanKFOR Oklahoma City Giant worm’s underwater lair discovered by fossil hunters in TaiwanThe Guardian Is this a fossilized lair of the terrible Bobbit worm?WIRED Giant predatory worms lurked under ancient seabed, fossils revealNational Geographic Researchers say they have found ancient dens of giant carnivorous wormsGizmodo … Read more
[ad_1] A strange little fossil could represent the ancestor of all starfish-like animals on the planet, according to a new study. The 480-million-year-old fossil was unearthed in the Moroccan desert over 17 years ago, but its identity and evolutionary history have remained a mystery until now. Scientists have now officially described the specimen in new … Read more
[ad_1] In 2013, the lives of millions of starfish mysteriously died out. Limbs that were once strong, probing their arms for food, shriveled and tore from the rest of their body and melted into a sickly slime. “There were guns everywhere,” said environmentalist Drew Harvell AtlanticEd Yong last year. “It looked like an explosion zone.” … Read more
[ad_1] Hope for millions of mice as paralyzed mice walk again after just TWO WEEKS of breakthrough gene therapy that regenerates damaged spinal cord nerves Paralyzed mice were able to walk two to three weeks after new gene therapy Experts stimulated regeneration of nerve cells in mice using design protein Nerve cells in the motor-sensory … Read more