It may look like pink Jello but scientists hope this new invention could revolutionize meat
– Scientists in South Korea have developed a new method for making lab-grown or cultured meat that aims to mimic the taste and flavor of conventional meat. – The lab-grown meat takes the form of a transparent pink disc-shaped scaffold. It is made by cultivating animal cells on a structure that allows the cells to […]
James Webb Space Telescope sees an ancient black hole dance with colliding galaxies
– Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers observed a supermassive black hole interacting with two merging satellite galaxies nearly 12 billion light years away. – The black hole, located in the active galactic nucleus of one galaxy, is feeding on gas and dust and powering an extremely bright quasar called PJ308-21. – Spectroscopic data […]
Time Ticks Faster on The Moon. Now We Know Precisely How Much.
– Scientists have more precisely measured the difference in the rate of time passing on the Earth and Moon. They found that time ticks faster on the Moon by roughly 1.1 seconds every 52 years compared to Earth. – This is due to general relativity – objects experiencing weaker gravity (like the Moon) experience time […]
Modern grapes exist because the dinosaurs died out, new research finds
Researchers discovered ancient grape seeds that are 60 million years old trapped in sedimentary rock in Colombia. This makes them the oldest known grape seeds found in the Western Hemisphere. One seed was named Lithouva susmanii. Dating analysis showed it lived 19-60 million years ago, during the Paleocene epoch, shortly after the extinction of the […]
‘Iran has all the parts ready – now they just need to be assembled’
– The IDF deputy chief of staff warned that Iran is closer than ever to obtaining nuclear weapons. He said Iran has all the parts ready to assemble a bomb. – He told Israeli lawmakers that Israel may face repeated direct confrontations with Iran and must be prepared to fight on two fronts simultaneously. – […]
US not expecting policy change from Iran under new president
– Masoud Pezeshkian was recently elected as the new president of Iran. – The US State Department does not expect this election to result in major policy changes from Iran. They believe Supreme Leader Khamenei still controls key decisions. – While welcoming steps like curbing nuclear work or terrorism support, the US said it has […]
James Webb Space Telescope suggests this exoplanet is our ‘best bet’ at finding an alien ocean
– James Webb Space Telescope observed the exoplanet LHS 1140 b, located 48 light years away in the constellation Cetus. – LHS 1140 b is considered one of the best candidates for potentially hosting liquid water due to its location in the habitable zone of its star where temperatures could support water. – Previous telescopes […]
SpaceX teases catching Super Heavy booster with ‘chopsticks’ on upcoming Starship test flight
SpaceX posted a video highlighting milestones from Starship’s fourth test flight in June, including liftoff, booster separation, and landing of both stages. At the end, an animation shows SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster being caught by the Mechazilla launch tower chopsticks as it returns to land. SpaceX is aiming to catch Super Heavy for the first […]
Archaeologists in Chile race to preserve world’s oldest mummies
Archaeologists in Chile are working to preserve mummies that are among the oldest in the world, dating back 5,000 years. This is 2,000 years older than Egyptian mummies. The mummies were discovered in Chile’s Atacama Desert, where the extremely dry conditions naturally mummified bodies. The ancient Chinchorro people who lived there began intentionally mummifying their […]
Fossil analysis reveals how Denisovans thrived on the ‘roof of the world’
Researchers have analyzed fossils found at Baishiya Karst Cave on the Tibetan Plateau, including a jawbone and rib bone. DNA analysis shows the fossils belonged to Denisovans, a mysterious human species known previously only from DNA evidence found in Siberia. This provides the first physical evidence that Denisovans lived on the Tibetan Plateau, showing they […]