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Phys.org / Occupy Mars? Or the moon? Get a reality check on Elon Musk's plans
It's an age-old debate in space circles: Should humanity's first city on another world be built on the moon, or on Mars? As recently as last year, SpaceX founder Elon Musk saw missions to the moon as a "distraction." In a ...
Medical Xpress / Intermittent fasting doesn't have an edge for weight loss, but might still work for some, research shows
Intermittent fasting has become a buzzword in nutrition circles, with many people looking to it as a way to lose weight or improve their health.
Medical Xpress / More states allow MAID, but many Americans remain misinformed or unsure
Public misunderstanding about medical aid in dying in the United States falls into two distinct categories—misinformation and uncertainty—and each is driven by different forces, according to Rutgers Health researchers.
Phys.org / A low-cost microscope to study living cells in zero gravity
As space agencies prepare for human missions to the moon and Mars, scientists need to understand how the absence of gravity affects living cells. Now, a team of researchers has built a rugged, affordable microscope that can ...
Phys.org / From pets to precision medicine: Study finds striking parallels in feline and human cancers
A study from an international team of experts in veterinary medicine, human medicine and genomics provides the first large-scale genetic map of feline cancer, revealing that cats may hold the key to understanding several ...
Medical Xpress / MRI antenna can boost image quality and shorten scan times—without changing existing machines
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of medicine's most powerful diagnostic tools. But certain tissues deep inside the body—including brain regions and delicate structures of the eye and orbit that are of particular ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists discover why we know when to stop scratching an itch
When you scratch an itch, something tells your brain when to stop. That moment of relief, when scratching feels "enough," is not accidental. Scientists have now identified a key molecular and neural mechanism behind this ...
Phys.org / 158 giant tortoises reintroduced to a Galapagos island
More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador's famed Galapagos archipelago where they disappeared more than a century ago, the environment ministry said Friday.
Phys.org / Species on east–west coastlines are more likely to go extinct than those on north–south shores—new study
As the Atlantic warms, many fish along the east coast of North America have moved northward to keep within their preferred temperature range. Black sea bass, for instance, have shifted hundreds of miles up the coast.
Phys.org / NASA moon rocket hit by new problem, putting March launch with astronauts in jeopardy
NASA's new moon rocket suffered another setback Saturday, putting next month's planned launch with astronauts in jeopardy.
Tech Xplore / South Africa is moving away from coal—how mines and power stations could be used for green energy and farming
Globally, nearly 7,000 coal mines, more than 2,400 coal-fired power plants and hundreds of coal rail networks, trucks and port terminals all make up the world's coal industry. When coal is phased out and green energy phased ...
Medical Xpress / Big feelings: Five ways parents can help kids learn to regulate their emotions
Parenting can be hard and can feel especially overwhelming when children have strong emotions, such as anger, frustration or excitement, that they are not always able to regulate on their own.
