On Dec. 27, 1968, two days after Christmas in one of the USA’s worst years on record, the astronauts aboard Apollo 8 returned home after…
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Tiny origami robot unfolds to perform microscopic surgeries
Developed by researchers at WYSS Institute, Harvard SEAS, and Sony, the mini-RCM is a small surgical robot that could help surgeons perform delicate teleoperated procedures.…
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You may think of immunologists as biologists, but we are also in the defence business. This aspect of our role really comes into its own…
View More For immunologists, 2020 has been a terrifying, incredible year | Zania StamtakiOlive-stuffing and in-theatre piano: the brain surgeon breaking new ground
Playing the violin, watching cartoons and doing crosswords: these are just some of the activities patients have performed while having brain surgery under Roberto Trignani.…
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As Covid-19 spread around the world, conspiracy theories about its origin, severity and prevention followed closely behind. Now attention has turned to vaccines. False claims…
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The world’s most suspenseful iceberg is breaking apart
Crack. Crack. Crack. Last week, iceberg A-68a was larger than Rhode Island. By Dec. 23, satellite footage showed the berg had broken apart into several…
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The deep sea discoveries of 2020 are stunning
This spring, in a canyon over 2,000 feet beneath the Indian Ocean surface, a robot happened upon a fantastical, coiled creature. This siphonophore, found laying…
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What the first new moon rocks in decades can tell us
The newest moon rocks to have landed on Earth are now headed to the lab. On Dec. 17, the Chinese National Space Administration’s Chang’e 5…
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Could Carbon Dioxide Be Turned Into Jet Fuel?
The aviation industry has been looking for ways to reduce its global carbon footprint for the past decade, such as purchasing so-called carbon offsets—like tree-planting…
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How mushrooms are transforming the construction industry
Construction is a major cause of pollution, both in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and waste creation. Technology design group Mogu is working on a…
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