The spaceship reinvented for new frontiers
Radical redesign is 100% reusable, offering more frequent, cheaper and deeper flights into space......»»
Yeast engineering leads to new frontiers in jasmonate biosynthesis
A research team led by Prof. Luo Xiaozhou from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Prof. Jay D. Keasling from the University of California, Berkeley, has developed an engineered yeast to p.....»»
This horror remake shocked audiences 5 years ago. Here’s why you should watch it this Halloween
Five years ago, director Luca Guadagnino reinvented one of the most iconic horror films ever made and shocked audiences worldwide. Here's why it still holds up......»»
First Nations-led AI technology holds promise for salmon recovery
Scientists and natural resource managers from Canadian First Nations, governments, academic institutions, and conservation organizations published the first results of a unique salmon population monitoring tool in Frontiers in Marine Science......»»
Android 14 officially releases for Pixel phones
The "highlights" are a new wallpaper picker and new lock screen clocks. Google's generative AI wallpaper maker. I get why the spaceship image is foggy and grainy, but why does.....»»
Where to get the Narwhal spaceship in Starfield
The Narwhal may not be the prettiest ship in Starfield, but that doesn't matter much if it can beat almost any other in a fight. Here's where you can find it......»»
Maduro says Venezuelan astronauts could go to Moon in Chinese spaceship
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said his country could send its first astronauts to the Moon in a Chinese spacecraft, hailing on Thursday a scientific cooperation agreement he reached with President Xi Jinping......»»
The climate crisis could reshape Italian mountain forests forever
As a result of the climate crisis, future forests may become unrecognizable. Trees that currently make up European woods may no longer be seen—or they may have moved several hundred meters uphill. Scientists writing in Frontiers in Forests and Glob.....»»
Virgin Galactic’s president explains how VSS Unity is now flying frequently
"I don't think I'll run out of people who are willing to fly the spaceship any time soon." Enlarge / In February 2019, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo reached space for the second time in 10 weeks. (credit: Virgin Galactic).....»»
Special iron uptake method discovered deep inside the Savoy cabbage head
A surprising twist has been found in a study by researchers at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), published in the journal Frontiers in Plant Science. Their research has revealed that the mechanism of iron uptake by plastids in the absence of light.....»»
NASA’s moon crew enjoys first close encounter with their Orion spaceship
The four astronauts selected for a mission to the moon next year have had their first good look at the Orion capsule that will take them there......»»
JLR sees U.S. as key to success for reborn Jaguar brand
JLR CEO Adrian Mardell plans to target U.S. millionaires with the reinvented Jaguar brand but admits 'there is a lot of work to do to build brand equity.'.....»»
Modifying shelf-life of melons via gene editing
The gaseous plant hormone ethylene has been long known to promote fruit ripening and plays a certain role in shelf-life. In a study published in Frontiers in Genome Editing, researchers performed gene editing using the Clustered Regularly Interspaced.....»»
Sarah Silverman vs. AI: A new punchline in the battle for ethical digital frontiers
Generative AI is no laughing matter. Every company that touches consumer data needs to develop and enforce an ethical use policy for gen AI. Generative AI is no laughing matter. Every company that touches consumer data needs to develop and enforc.....»»
Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts
Earth-based analogs are opening new frontiers in studies of the superdense interiors of neutron stars.....»»
Physicist who found spherical meteor fragments claims they may come from an alien spaceship: Here"s what to make of it
Avi Loeb, a physicist from Harvard University in the US, has recovered 50 tiny spherical iron fragments from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that he claims may be material from an interstellar alien spaceship......»»
Scientists work to prevent interplanetary pollution that could pose a threat to life on Earth
Formulating policies for planetary protection issues and keeping them up-to-date is the responsibility of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) panel on planetary protection. In an article in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, an internati.....»»
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora release date, gameplay and latest news
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is coming out later this year. Here's what we know about its release date, gameplay and more......»»
Volcanic sulfur flows observed and recorded in northern Chile
A small international team of vulcanologists has observed a rarely seen event—a sulfur flow from a volcano—in northern Chile. In their paper published in the journal Frontiers in Earth Science, the group describes how they happened to observe the.....»»
Researchers: Hotter sand from microplastics could affect sea turtle development
New research from Florida State University published in Frontiers in Marine Science found that extreme concentrations of microplastics could increase the temperature of beach sand enough to threaten the development of incubating sea turtles......»»
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora honors the Na’vi with ‘quality over quantity’ gameplay
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Associate Game Director Drew Rechner gave us more details about how the open-world game adapts the films' ethos......»»