The source of a mysterious ‘fast radio burst’ in space has been traced back to a dead star in the middle of the Milky Way. Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are radio emissions that appear temporarily and randomly from space, ranging from a fraction of a millisecond to a few milliseconds. The space telescope Integral, … Read more
NASA‘s Perseverance mission launched today and will collect at least 20 rock samples from the surface of Mars. But engineers have already set their eyes on how these samples, which will be stored on the Martian surface, will be returned to Earth. The European Space Agency has revealed that Airbus-France will be in charge of building … Read more
Electromagnetic head stimulation can help overcome PTSD by taking the fear out of bad memories, study shows Experts from Italy used fear conditioning to create bad memories in volunteers The next day, each participant was exposed to the same negative stimulus again The team next used electromagnetic coils on each volunteer’s pre-frontal cortex This did not … Read more
The first dog to be diagnosed with Covid-19 in the US has died. Buddy the German Shepherd was first confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus in May and sadly died on July 11. It is thought he caught the virus from his owner Robert Mahoney who lives in Staten Island, New York. The canine … Read more
Coastal flooding globally is set to rise by around 50 per cent due to climate change in the next 80 years, a new study predicts. UK and Australian researchers conducted climate change scenarios where carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere continue to rise rapidly. They found the associated flooding, due to the melting of polar ice, … Read more
Apple has patented a design for bone conduction headphones that send vibrations through a user’s skull. The patent, filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office, features concept drawings for headphones that strap around the back of the head. Bone conduction is the transfer of sound to the inner ear through the bones of the … Read more
Botox injections don’t just banish wrinkles — they could also help to treat depression, a study has suggested. Experts from the US and Germany mined a database of reported negative side-effects from medication usage, with a focus on patients who had Botox injections. They found patients who had Botox with side effects were 40–88 per … Read more
The best place to see the night sky is the highest dome on the Antarctic Plateau — the coldest-known place on Earth, where the stars appear to ‘twinkle’ the least. Dome A, or ‘Argus’ — located in the centre of East Antarctica at an elevation of 13,428 feet above sea level — experiences temperatures as low … Read more
Do you want to get fit and improve your health this summer? If so, you’ll probably want to keep track of your progress. One of the best ways to do this is by wearing a smartwatch. This type of wearable not only tells you the time, but it has the technology to record your steps … Read more
Most of Stonehenge’s hulking sandstone boulders were transported from Wiltshire’s West Woods — just 15 miles north of Salisbury Plain, a study has revealed. Experts led from the University of Brighton uncovered the the origin of the ‘sarsen’ stones thanks in part to a sample of the monument recently returned from the US. The core … Read more