Brain implant that monitors neural activity can forecast epilepsy seizures several days in advance – allowing patients to avoid triggers Device sits on the skull and underneath the scalp and connects to an electrode Researchers studied ten years of brain activity data from 18 patients Fund their seizures were often preceded with unusual brain activity By Joe Pinkstone For … Read more
British firm OneWeb is launching the first batch of broadband satellites into orbit since surviving bankruptcy in a bid to take on SpaceX‘s Starlink network. Now jointly owned by Indian conglomerate Bharti Global and the UK government, OneWeb will launch 36 satellites at 12:26 GMT from Russia on a Soyuz rocket. The firm has a … Read more
State-of-the-art imaging technology has been used to analyse an ancient Jewish manuscript — revealing how it has degraded and been repaired over time. Researchers from Romania used different parts of the light spectra to expose the hidden history of the scroll, which contains chapters from the Hebrew Bible. The findings could help conservators understand how … Read more
Sony has taken the unprecedented step of pulling the Cyberpunk 2077 game from the PlayStation Store just one week after its much-anticipated release. A deluge of complaints surrounding bugs on last-generation consoles, such a PS4, were the primary issue leading to its removal from the digital store. The dystopian-themed title is one of the most … Read more
NASA awards Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and its 301-foot tall New Glenn rocket contract for future space missions starting in 2025 NASA has named Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket a potential mission provider The Jeff Bezos-owned firm will have the opportunity to take contracts This includes sending satellites into orbit or launching supplies to the … Read more
World’s oldest rice paddies are discovered in China dating back 6,300 years and covering more than 222 acres of land The world’s oldest and largest rice paddies have been found in China The field was farmed some 6,000 years ago and is said to cover 222 acres Experts found the paddies had changed three times … Read more
Crushed-up remains of large asteroids discovered in a white dwarf star could help astronomers find the universe’s ‘missing’ lithium Researchers found the lithium in asteroids in the atmosphere of a white dwarf This is the first time the element has been found in an exosolar rocky body Future studies will look for further white dwarf … Read more
Covid-19 can cause PARALYSIS in children in rare cases because the coronavirus can infect the spinal cord, study finds Researchers studied 38 cases of Covid-19 in children from eight countries Found rare cases of severe neurological symptoms affecting some patients Four patients died after catching another infection, such as TB or MRSA Two of the children were left with … Read more
US Marines practice their shooting on human-like autonomous robots which fall over when ‘killed’, charge towards attackers and curse in 57 different dialects US Marines at a North Carolina base are using robots for target practice The autonomous robots have four wheels and a human-like body as the target It falls over when shot, attacks soldiers and … Read more
Successfully returning the first samples of Moon rock to the Earth in 45 years isn’t enough for the Chinese space agency, who have their sights set on Mars. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) previously announced plans to send a sample-return mission to the Martian surface by 2030 and after the success of the Chang’e-5 … Read more