Category: Science and Nature

iOS 18 has just been released by Apple with over 250+ features. Still, the company has also released iOS 17.7 for those who don’t want to upgrade just yet. With this software update, Apple says it’s only bringing bug fixes and security improvements. Interestingly, all iPhone users running iOS 17 can run iOS 18. However

PlanetScope image of Skaftárhreppur, Iceland, obtained Sept. 6, 2024. Credit: PlanetScope PARIS – Planet Labs Germany GmbH announced a contract Sept. 16 to provide Earth-observation data and services to the German Space Agency DLR. The value of the three-year contract was not disclosed.   Under the agreement, DLR and German researchers will have access to

Pressure is mounting on the Federal Communications Commission to do more to protect the environment from rising megaconstellations, even as a Supreme Court ruling casts uncertainty on its authority to mitigate orbital debris risks. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Education Fund, a research and advocacy nonprofit, launched a public petition in early August

Electron micrograph of engineered extracellular vesicles at a magnification of 23,000×. Credit: NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses the body’s own immune system to help fight cancer. This is by stimulating the immune response to recognize and attack cancer cells more effectively. The treatment involves

This week’s Polaris Dawn launch and civilian spacewalk provide new opportunities for space medicine research, says UCF’s Dr. Emmanuel Urquieta. Credit: Polaris Program/John Kraus. The launch of Polaris Dawn from Kennedy Space Center includes the first civilian commercial spacewalk and other factors that will be firsts for space medicine research. And that’s why Emmanuel Urquieta

Our planet still can’t seem to beat the heat. Last month was the warmest August on record. “Sweltering” was the word used by the normally staid National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to sum up the findings of its regular monthly analysis. And August wasn’t just a one-off. By NASA’s independent calculation, last month caps the

Manuel Retana arrived in the U.S. at 15 years old, unable to speak English and with nothing but a dream and $200 in his pocket. Now, he plays a crucial role implementing life support systems on spacecraft that will carry humans to the Moon and, eventually, Mars—paving the way for the next frontier of space

Columnist and Technology Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. This time, Rowan Hooper takes us to the early 2030s, when a technological step change enabled us to produce all the food we needed without the use of animals By Rowan Hooper Facebook / Meta Twitter /

Life What is it like to be a dog? And what can we learn from them? Mark Rowlands’s take, in his book The Happiness of Dogs, is full of insights, finds Abigail Beall By Abigail Beall Facebook / Meta Twitter / X icon Linkedin Reddit Email Unlike humans, dogs may know what they know through