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Review: ‘First Man’ and ‘The First’ focus on the moon, on Mars … and on families
Ryan Gosling plays the role of NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong in “First Man.” (Universal Pictures Photo)
Two big-name dramatic productions — in theaters, and on Hulu — are putting the glorious past and potentially glorious future of space exploration...
UT Dallas study provides fuller picture of the human cost from terrorist attacks
(University of Texas at Dallas) New research from The University of Texas at Dallas provides a more complete picture of the suffering caused by terrorist attacks. The study, published in the journal Public Choice, estimates the number of years of hea...
Hundreds of Dietary Supplements Are Tainted with Prescription Drugs
Less than half of the products were recalled, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration analysis found-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Did mosasaurs hunt like killer whales?
(University of Cincinnati) University of Cincinnati professor Takuya Konishi examined the youngest-ever specimen of tylosaur ever found. Like orcas, mosasaurs might have used their bony noses to strike prey.
Effects of epilepsy on neural activity in mice fluctuate with reproductive cycle
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Mice with epilepsy have altered patterns of neuron activity in the portion of the brain that controls the reproductive endocrine system, University of Illinois researchers report in a new study. Furthermor...
Lab-Grown Human Retinas Illuminate How Eyes Develop Color Vision
The mini organs may help scientists develop therapies for eye disorders such as color blindness and macular degeneration-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Surgery in Space: Medicine's Final Frontier
Astronauts on long-duration flights will need access to more than just routine care-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Understanding the neurological code behind how flies fly
(Case Western Reserve University) Discoveries about the neurological processes by which flies stay steady in flight by researchers at Case Western Reserve University could help humans build more responsive drones or better-balanced robots.
Paul Allen’s giant Stratolaunch plane gets closer to first flight with 80 mph taxi test
Mountains loom in the distance as Stratolaunch Systems’ twin-fuselage airplane is taken out for testing at California’s Mojave Air and Space Port. (Stratolaunch Photo via Twitter)
The world’s biggest airplane, built by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen...
Russian scientists created a new method for diagnosing drilling rigs for oil production
(Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University) Researchers of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) came closer to solving one of the key issues of offshore oil production, namely they developed a special method of...