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CRISPR Gene Editing Study Demonstrates How Hox Genes Impact Appearance
Lots of scientists know of the “McGinnis experiment”, which William McGinnis undertook in 1990 to examine how high-level control genes, known as Hox genes, determine our physical characteristics. He investigated whether proteins encoded by the human or mouse Hox gene...
Is Living on Mars a Future Possibility?
Scientists have long been exploring the possibility of life on other planets and the ability of humans to live there one day too. There may come a time when earth is uninhabitable in many ways and having a backup planet to go to would be beneficial. In particular,...
What Kind of Targets Are Ideal for Rifle Shooting?
No matter what kind of gun you own, chances are you’ll want to head to a range for target practice sooner or later. There are countless types of targets to help you hone your aim with on the market, and many targets are fit for rifle shooting as well as shotgun...
Seismic Activity Detected on Mars
We've been studying Mars for decades, first through telescopes from Earth and then through data sent back by a series of rovers. As our closest galactic neighbor, the red planet could hold secrets to the formation of our little blue dot. Until the InSight lander...
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China to send three astronauts to Tiangong space station, part of its ambitious program
JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China (AP) — China's space agency is making final preparations to send a new crew to its space station on Thursday as part of its ambitious program that aims to put people on the moon by 2030.The three-member crew of the Shenzhou-18...
131 million in U.S. live in areas with unhealthy pollution levels, lung association finds
Nearly 40% of people in the U.S. are living in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution and the country is backsliding on clean air progress as the effects of climate change intensify, according to a new report from the American Lung Association.The organization’s...
Japan’s moon lander wasn’t built to survive a weekslong lunar night. It’s still going after 3
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s first moon lander has survived a third freezing lunar night, Japan’s space agency said Wednesday after receiving an image from the device three months after it landed on the moon.The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the lunar probe...
NASA leaders discuss global challenges, solutions with Mexico president, lawmakers and students
MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a frequently tense relationship often defined by a shared border, the United States sent two officials with a different perspective to Mexico this week for a bit of space diplomacy.NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pamela...
The first glow-in-the-dark animals may have been ancient corals deep in the ocean
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many animals can glow in the dark. Fireflies famously blink on summer evenings. But most animals that light up are found in the depths of the ocean.In a new study, scientists report that deep-sea corals that lived 540 million years ago may have been...
Unprecedented images reveal jaw-dropping features of Jupiter’s ‘tortured moon’
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.Close flybys of Io, one of Jupiter’s moons and the most volcanically active world in our solar system, have revealed a lava...
Scientists say USDA is sharing too little data too slowly on H5N1 flu
When the US Department of Agriculture announced late Sunday that it had publicly posted new data from its investigation into a bird flu outbreak in cattle, scientists eagerly searched a well-known platform used globally to share the genetic sequences of viruses.The...
Building rockets and looking for life on Venus: Q&A with Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck
COLORADO SPRINGS — Extremely busy with an eye on the future. That's a short and sweet assessment of Rocket Lab's founder and CEO, Peter Beck. In the pantheon of private space groups, Rocket Lab is a roaring success, and Beck wants to keep it that way.Founded in 2006,...
Greece conducts quake drill on tourist island of Crete
By By Stelios MisinasCRETE, Greece (Reuters) - "Exercise, exercise, exercise", read an emergency text message which alerted people on the island of Crete of a mock earthquake measuring 7.2 off the city of Heraklion.Tourists rushed to evacuate the hotel, while workers...
A powerful volcano is erupting. Here’s what that could mean for weather and climate
When Mount Ruang in Indonesia underwent multiple explosive eruptions last week, volcanic gases were flung so high they reached the atmosphere’s second layer, tens of thousands of feet above ground.The force of Mount Ruang’s eruptions this week ejected an ash plume...
Minerals are in short supply on Earth. This startup wants to mine asteroids
When the e-scooter company Matt Gialich used to work for had to pause production owing to a shortage of platinum, a key component for the microprocessor that translates commands from the controls to the motor, he went down a rabbit hole researching metals.Gialich,...
California to wrap up Exxon plastics probe ‘in weeks’, AG says
(This April 22 story has been corrected to say that Exxon has one advanced recycling plant and is assessing opportunities in, not has, around a dozen advanced recycling projects, in paragraph 10)By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON (Reuters) - California will conclude a...