Crossbreeding monkeys with people has succeeded researchers from China and the United States. Scientists have introduced human stem cells in the embryos of primates and grow quirky embryos within 20 days – the maximum time allowed for such experiments. The…
Europe is designing a space debris collector. Preparatory technical work began in the summer of 2020. The European Space Agency (ESA) and the startup ClearSpace are participating in joint meetings on the project. A private consortium led by ClearSpace SA…
On April 14 Blue Origin conducted its 15th test of the New Shepard suborbital tourist system. It differed from similar missions in that it was the first time it practiced operations involving the presence of people on board the spacecraft.…
Astrobotic has signed a launch contract with SpaceX. Its goal is to deliver the descent platform Griffin with the VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) rover to the Moon. The Falcon Heavy rocket was chosen for this mission. VIPER must…
Andrey Kruglov, a researcher at the Immunology Department of Moscow State University, has developed a new method for detecting the antigenic response to viral proteins and used it with his German colleagues to study the cause of the severe course…
An international team of researchers has identified a contagious form of cancer in Far Eastern mussels. The disease can negatively affect populations of the mussels, which are actively bred in Russia. The study was published in the journal Scientific Reports.…
The probability that the asteroid Apophis will collide with Earth in the next 100 years is minimal. Such a prognosis after studying the passage of the celestial body in early March, experts NASA. The new information obtained with the help…
Northwest Antarctic ice caps have already been actively melting for reasons unrelated to global warming in the recent past. Such a conclusion was reached by scientists of the University of Tokyo, after examining the core of the Japanese Antarctic base…
It can be frightening: when a person suddenly falls, convulsions twist the body and foam comes out of the mouth. Most people with epilepsy have sudden seizures, and estimates range from 50 million to 65 million people in the world.…
On March 22 from Baikonur launched three nanosatellites for space exploration by schoolchildren. The Soyuz-2.1.a rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome launched 38 nanosatellites from 18 countries into orbit. Three of them were created as part of the all-Russian Space Pi…