Space begins at roughly 62 miles (100 kilometers) above the surface of Earth, but our planet’s air supply stretches farther than this. Scientists have discovered that Earth’s atmosphere may actually extend nearly 400,000 miles into deep space — far more…
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I very often have this strong negative reaction when a newsletter arrives in my inbox or I see an online article where the heading, for instance, reads: “5 rules to follow when composing an image” — or something to that…
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The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is investing millions of dollars in new strategies to create consumable gut-microbe therapies that could change the way our stomachs process food. The hope is that new probiotics (which would be far more complex…
Scientists have successfully sequenced the entire genome of the great white shark. Sharks have swum in the planet’s oceans for the last 400 million years. Some experts believe their species-wide longevity stems from a resistance to diseases like cancer and ability…
Conceptually one of the most clever things I’ve seen in a while, this is the Purifier Lifesaver, a lifesaving tube that can also purify seawater to make it drinkable. The first rule of being stranded at sea is to never…
NASA is ready to put its drone traffic management system to the ultimate test and has chosen Nevada and Texas as its final testing sites. The agency, together with the FAA, has been developing an Unmanned aircraft Traffic Management (UTM)…
For the first time later this week, a privately developed moon lander will launch aboard a privately built rocket, organized by a private launch coordinator. It’s an historic moment in space and the Israeli mission stands to make history again…
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