Health & Fitness

Quote of the day by Alexander Graham Bell: The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action - lessons on beating procrastination, why ideas count for nothing without movement, from the inventor who gave the world the telephone

Scientists create 'life': All about the SpudCell - why it matters & where it falls short

Scientists have engineered 'SpudCell,' a lab-made system from chemicals that mimics life's core functions like growth and division. While not fully alive due to reliance on external components, this breakthrough offers a simplified model to understand essential life processes. Researchers aim to enhance its self-sufficiency, paving the way for custom biological machines and deeper insights into fundamental biology.

China's electromagnetic rocket launch technology could change the way we go to space

China is pioneering an innovative electromagnetic launch system, aiming to catapult rockets to supersonic speeds using electricity before engine ignition. This novel approach, unlike SpaceX's chemical rockets, could significantly reduce fuel needs and launch costs by leveraging ground-based power. Tests are reportedly progressing, with potential for a revolutionary shift in space access if successful.

People laughed when Canada built bridges for wildlife, then 250,000 animals used them and road deaths dropped by over 80%

Quote of the day by Carl Jung: The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two - how people change each other

What is an Omega Block: The science behind Europes 2026 persistent 40C summer heat and rising climate extremes

Fukushima nuclear disaster forced more than 150,000 people to flee and turned towns into ghost towns, but one man went back to save the animals: Meet Naoto Matsumura

Scientists may have finally solved the mystery behind Yellowstone's 640,000-year-old mega eruption, revealing what really fueled it

The asthma mystery of Tristan da Cunha: The worlds most isolated island with only two settlers created a rare genetic puzzle mystery in 1817

Quote of the day by John Cockcroft: Human progress has always depended on the achievements of - a Nobel laureate's tribute to the father of India's nuclear age

Spanish conquerors described a terrifying tower made of thousands of human skulls, historians thought it was propaganda, then archaeologists found it beneath Mexico City

Astronomers discover salt-rich clouds in the atmosphere of the Pink Planet

Helium was discovered in the Sun 27 years before it was found on Earth

Florida's Burmese python challenge can't wipe out invasive snakes from the Everglades. Awareness is the real victory, officials say

California's earthquake stress levels are now the highest seen in 1,000 years, study finds

A comet from another star system flew through our Solar System and scientists checked it for alien signals

NASA launches high-stakes mission to save ageing telescope Swift from falling to Earth

The mission will be carried out by US startup Katalyst Space Technologies, which won the NASA contract last September. Its three-armed robotic spacecraft, named Lift, will launch aboard an air-launched Pegasus rocket from the Marshall Islands before spending about a month chasing down Swift in orbit. Swift has been observing the universe since 2004.