Bacteria in Your Mouth Reproduce in a Strange, Rare Way, Scientists Discover
Scientists have discovered that one of the most common bacteria in dental plaque, called Corynebacterium matruchotii, reproduces in an unusual way called multiple fission. Most bacteria reproduce via binary fission, where the cell divides into two daughter cells. But C. matruchotii can divide into up to 14 new cells at once through multiple fission. Researchers […]
NASA’s dream of a space plane could finally become reality
The company Radian Aerospace is trying to develop a reusable space plane called Radian One, reviving a concept that NASA explored but abandoned in the early 2000s called the X-33 program. Radian One would takeoff horizontally on a rocket-powered sled along a two-mile rail to reach launch speeds, before flying into space under its own […]
US sees potential Iran transfer of missiles to Russia as alarming
– The US sees reports of a potential transfer of ballistic missiles from Iran to Russia as alarming and a sharp escalation of the Ukraine war. – Reuters reported in August that Russia was expecting delivery of hundreds of Iranian Fath-360 short-range ballistic missiles and Russian troops were training in Iran on the satellite-guided weapons. […]