As the United States Mint winds down its semiquincentennial program, director Paul Hollis used social media to point out another reason that the dual-dated 1776…
Margaret Hamilton, cientista da computação americana que liderou o desenvolvimento do software utilizado nas missões Apollo da NASA, morreu em 30 de setembro de…
A newly discovered platypus-like creature is the largest-known mammal relative from the entire Jurassic period, a new study finds — although it still only weigh…
The accountant of the future may spend less time checking documents and more time checking what artificial ...…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving astronomers a glimpse of the kinds of violent collisions that may have shaped our own solar system, including the gi…
Jeremy Clarkson é um dos apresentadores televisivos mais irreverentes em conteúdos relacionados com os automóveis. Abraçou agora um desafio invulgar: restaurar …
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Tuesday, Oct. 13 to launch scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. …
MADRID — El transhumanismo es una corriente filosófica y cultural que sostiene que la tecnología debería permitir superar las limitaciones biológicas del ser hu…
New simulations suggest that the perplexing Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud (AMEC) repeatedly emerges in the Red Planet's skies thanks to a never-before-seen meteoro…
Se espera que las personas que sufren enfermedades neurodegenerativas se tripliquen antes de 2050, pero los expertos coinciden en que se pueden prevenir con cam…
Eating more sugar while taking antibiotics was linked to greater disruption of the gut microbiome and increased growth of potentially harmful bacteria. Research…
Hoje em dia, a Esfinge é um dos monumentos mais enigmáticos do antigo Egito, e agora os cientistas descobriram que ela pode estar escondendo um segredo ainda ma…
Description This artist’s concept depicts the proposed design for NASA’s PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA), which was selected by the agency i…
O Prémio Nobel de Química foi atribuído na quarta-feira ao francês Henri Kagan e ao japonês Kenso Soai por terem descoberto como fabricar moléculas que existem …
A large analysis of 22 studies found that the trans fats naturally present in dairy foods such as milk, butter, yogurt, and cheese do not appear to raise the ri…
Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this view looking back at the floor of Gale Crater, with the crater’s rim visible in the distance, on Sept. 5, …
Astronomers have spotted a rare "second-generation" exoplanet closely orbiting the nearby white dwarf HS 0209+0832. An unusual mixture of heavy elements inside …
Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama of sunrise illuminating distant, wind-carved features called yardangs on Aug. 11, 2026, the 4,982…
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be flipped off by an orangutan or seduced by a mantis? Well, wonder no more, thanks to the 2026 Nikon Comedy Wildlife A…
A visualization of a dark Moon eclipsing the Sun is marked with handwritten notes in this April 6, 2026, screenshot from an Artemis II crew member’s tablet. NAS…
Peaking on Oct. 8-9, the unpredictable Draconid meteor shower is one of the few that's best seen just after dark. Could it produce another meteor storm?…
A Stanford-designed molecule turns a major lymphoma-promoting protein against cancer cells, activating their own self-destruct machinery instead of simply block…
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Scientists at UC San Francisco have developed a way to create cancer-fighting CAR-T cells directly inside the body, potentially avoiding the slow and extremely …