- September 30, 2024
Radioactive ion beam could target tumours more precisely
A PET scan of a mouse receiving radioactive ion beam treatment. The edges of the tumour are marked with a
Bacteria can work as a team to spot prime numbers and vowels
Scientists have genetically engineered bacteria derived from Escherichia coli into simple computers Siarhei Yurchanka / Alamy Genetically engineered bacteria can
AI discovers hundreds of ancient Nazca drawings in Peruvian desert
A 22-metre-long drawing depicting a killer whale holding a knife Masato Sakai Hundreds of ancient drawings depicting decapitated human heads
XEC: What we know about the new covid-19 variant and its symptoms
Covid-19 variant XEC may spread more easily than previous variants Jarun Ontakrai/Shutterstock A new covid-19 variant called XEC has started
Venus could be rocked by thousands of quakes every year
Venus may have regular quakes linked to the activity of volcanoes like the giant Maat Mons, which towers nearly 5
Polaris Dawn mission is one giant leap for private space exploration
An artist’s rendering of the spacewalk on the Polaris Dawn mission SpaceX SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission is a leap forward
Polaris Dawn latest: SpaceX crew complete first ever ‘stand-up’ civilian spacewalk
Jared Isaacman looks out of the Dragon capsule’s hatch SpaceX SpaceX made history today as its private astronauts conducted the
Clown visits may shorten the amount of time children spend in hospital
Medical clowns can help children through their treatments FatCamera/Getty Images Children and teenagers with pneumonia seem to spend less time
Stunningly preserved pterosaur fossils reveal how they soared
Smaller pterosaurs may have flapped their wings while larger ones soared Terryl Whitlatch Despite living hundreds of millions of years
Huge asteroid impact may have knocked over Jupiter’s largest moon
The solar system’s largest moon, Ganymede, alongside Jupiter in a picture taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft NASA/JPL/University of Arizona A