Youngest American to go into space is also a cancer survivor
By the end of the year, Hayley Arceneaux will be the youngest American in space and one of the first tourists to enter orbit unaccompanied by professional astronauts......»»

Outdoor space has "equal importance" to interiors in Villa Fifty-Fifty
Studioninedots has created a house in the Netherlands that is arranged as a patchwork of alternating courtyards and industrial low-lying pavilions. Read more Studioninedots has created a house in the Netherlands that is arranged as a patchwo.....»»
French Broad House by Sanders Pace weaves through a Tennessee forest
Three pavilions topped with a metal roof form this house in the woods of Tennessee, designed by American firm Sanders Pace Architecture. Read more Three pavilions topped with a metal roof form this house in the woods of Tennessee, designed b.....»»
"Incredible" discovery of space plasma hurricanes above North Pole - where it rains electrons
Scientists say they have confirmed the existence of space hurricanes, with a 600 mile-wide mass spotted above the North Pole......»»
SpineZone is the latest health tech startup to raise millions in the musculoskeletal space
SpineZone is the latest health tech startup to raise millions in the musculoskeletal space.....»»
NASA"s Mars Perseverance rover uses the same CPU as Apple"s iMac from 1998
When the space agency’s Mars Perseverance rover touched down on the surface of the Red Planet last month, it did so with a modified PowerPC 750 processor on board. If you recall, that’s the same chip that came equipped in Apple’s iconic iMac G3.....»»
An instructor"s guide to reducing college students" stress and anxiety
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, college students were reporting record levels of stress and anxiety. According to the American College Health Association Fall 2018 National College Health Assessment, 63% of U.S. college students experienced overwh.....»»
Indoor air quality study shows aircraft in flight may have lowest particulate levels
If you're looking for an indoor space with a low level of particulate air pollution, a commercial airliner flying at cruising altitude may be your best option. A newly reported study of air quality in indoor spaces such as stores, restaurants, office.....»»
Ultracold atom interferometry in space
In 2017, a team of researchers led by Leibniz University Hannover succeeded in generating Bose-Einstein condensates in space within the scope of the MAIUS-1 rocket mission. Bose-Einstein condensates describe a highly unusual state of matter close to.....»»
Updated feline life stage guidelines released to the veterinary community
Two of the world's leading veterinary organizations are proud to announce updated recommendations in the 2021 AAHA/AAFP Feline Life Stage Guidelines. The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and the American Association of Feline Practitioners.....»»
How to turn off Live Photos on an iPhone
Live Photos are three-second videos that take up more space than regular photos. With this guide, we show you have to easily switch them off......»»
Littlest shop of horrors: Hungry green algae prefer to eat bacteria alive
New research suggests that the ability of green algae to eat bacteria is likely much more widespread than previously thought, a finding that could be crucial to environmental and climate science. The work, led by scientists at the American Museum of.....»»
Space hurricane observed for the first time
The first observations of a space hurricane have been revealed in Earth's upper atmosphere, confirming their existence and shedding new light on the relationship between planets and space......»»
Researchers watch anti-cancer drug release from DNA nanostructures in real time
Researchers have found a way to study the endonuclease-driven digestion of drug-loaded DNA nanostructures in real time. As the team investigated the binding of Dox to the DNA structures in great detail, they discovered that the majority of previous s.....»»
Histone mutational landscape of human cancers
Researchers have completed a comprehensive analysis of cancer-associated histone mutations in the human genome, featuring both biochemical and cellular characterizations of these substrates. Their study reports that histone mutations that perturb nuc.....»»
Future of immunotherapy could be "off-the-shelf" treatments
Scientists argue that emerging protein-based immunotherapies could lead to highly effective 'off-the-shelf' cancer treatments for more patients......»»
Astronomers identify faint radio-jets in the galaxy cluster CLJ1449+0856
Using ground-based facilities and space telescopes, an international team of astronomers has conducted multiwavelength observations of a galaxy cluster known as CLJ1449+0856. The observational campaign detected multiple faint radio-jets, what could s.....»»
Theoretical interpretations of the pulsar timing data recently released by NANOGrav
The North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) is a gravitational-wave detector that monitors areas in the vicinity of Earth using a network of pulsars (i.e., clock-like stars). At the end of 2020, the NANOGrav collaborat.....»»
NASA"s James Webb Space Telescope completes final functional tests to prepare for launch
February marked significant progress for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which completed its final functional performance tests at Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach, California. Testing teams successfully completed two important milestones that co.....»»
Key steps discovered in production of critical immune cell
WEHI researchers have uncovered a process cells use to fight off infection and cancer that could pave the way for precision cancer immunotherapy treatment......»»
Image: Hubble looks at a "black eye" galaxy
This image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features NGC 4826—a spiral galaxy located 17 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair). This galaxy is often referred to as the "Black Eye" or "Evil E.....»»