A decade ago, a small sample of brain tissue, no bigger than a grain of rice, arrived at Dr. Jeff Lichtman’s lab at Harvard University. This tiny piece, measuring just 1 cubic millimeter, held 57,000 cells and 150 million connections between those cells. It was an incredibly small but crucial
Imagine a gathering where some of the world’s brightest minds come together to discuss the future of humanity, technology, and even life beyond Earth. This is exactly what’s happening in Moscow, Russia, where more than 3,000 people from over 100 countries have arrived for a unique event called the “Inventing
A recent investigation by the French newspaper Le Monde has uncovered a surprising and potentially dangerous secret: the movements of U.S. President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris, and other world leaders can be tracked online through a popular fitness app called Strava. How It All
This fall, Florida faced back-to-back hurricanes, and with those storms came a flood of wild conspiracy theories on social media. One of the craziest claims? That the U.S. government was manipulating the weather to target specific areas based on politics. While this is completely false, there are indeed people working
This week, something unexpected happened in space that has everyone talking. A satellite made by Boeing, called Intelsat 33e, exploded! The satellite, which was launched in 2016, helped people communicate across Europe, Asia, and Africa. On Saturday, the company that operated the satellite, Intelsat, reported that it had encountered a
On a high mountaintop in northern Chile, an incredible new telescope is almost ready to begin its journey into the night sky. Named the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, this telescope is set to change our understanding of the universe by taking pictures of the night sky in stunning detail. The
China’s Tianlai Array, a project designed to study dark energy, has just taken a big step forward in space exploration. It was officially recognized as a “SKA Pathfinder” by the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) organization, a global collaboration of 10 countries that are working together to build the world’s largest
Researchers from Ural Federal University (UrFU) have made an exciting breakthrough by developing a new way to create synthetic versions of important natural molecules called nucleosides. These nucleosides are crucial for the functioning of living cells and play a significant role in many biological processes. What Are Nucleosides and Why
In several cities across the United States, owners of robotic vacuum cleaners have reported some shocking incidents: their devices have been hacked, causing them to shout out terrible words. This bizarre situation was highlighted in a recent report by ABC News. One of the most alarming stories comes from a
