Clumps of mouse brain cells can learn to play a virtual game
Sure, playing video game is fun. But the ability of tiny brain organoids to pick up a skill could provide insight into how healthy brains
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Is the metaverse finally dead and buried? What’s really going on with the embattled idea of living in virtual worlds.
Touted as the next big thing just a few years back, the development of and hype fueling the metaverse have spluttered to a halt. Is
Critically endangered hare spotted in surprising location for the first time in 40 years — but it was already dead
Scientists in China have announced the first confirmed sighting of the critically endangered Hainan hare in part of its native range in four decades, after
Diagnostic dilemma: A cross tattoo on a man’s neck disappeared — killing his skin as it did so
A man’s neck tattoo triggered a reaction so rare that it was only the second recorded case.
Chinese lander reveals giant ‘cavity’ of radiation between Earth and the moon — and it could change how lunar exploration is done
A new study using data from China’s Chang’e-4 moon lander found an area of reduced radiation from cosmic rays near the moon. The findings could
NASA announces ‘near‑impossible’ space plans, including $20B moon base and humanity’s first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft
NASA’s Gateway lunar space station won’t launch next year in new changes to the Artemis program, which include ramping up development of a $20 billion
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NASA races to have the first moon base and nuclear-propulsion spacecraft
A $20 billion plan for a moon base by 2030 and the launch nuclear-propulsion space exploration raises hopes, but caution given deep government cuts.
When were dogs domesticated? The oldest known dog DNA offers clues
Two new studies suggest that genetically stable dogs were living among humans in Europe by about 14,000 years ago.
Webb Captures Saturn in Infrared
Captured Nov. 29, 2024 by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, this infrared view of Saturn shows its glowing icy rings and layered atmosphere. Several moons
In Math, Rigor Is Vital. But Are Digitized Proofs Taking It Too Far?
In ancient Greece, Euclid showed that if you agree on a small list of preliminary principles, or axioms, you can use deductive reasoning to reveal
How Writing Changes Mathematical Thought
It’s natural to think of math as being fundamentally abstract. Whether it’s invented or discovered, its truths are so literally universal that even aliens would
Scientists are racing to save Australia’s ‘zombie tree’ from a fast-spreading fungal disease
A fast-spreading fungal disease has left the newly named Australian “zombie tree” unable to produce flowers, fruit or seeds, and scientists warn that 16 other
Live Science Today: NASA announces $20 billion moonbase as unprecedented wildfires spread
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