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[ad_1] How important is the presence of liquid water? It is now widely believed that Mars contains a reasonably large volume of water. However, the surface of the planet is so cold, this water exists only as ice. For life to exist on a planet, many scientists believe it is …

[ad_1] Has the NASA rocket returned home? The object first spotted in September is within 31,000 miles of Earth and is suspected to be a piece from 1966 Surveyor 2 Object 2020 SO was spotted on a trajectory to Earth on 17 September Some astronomers said it was an asteroid, …

[ad_1] China builds hypersonic jet engine capable of flying at 16 TIMES the speed of sound that could fly anywhere in the world “in two hours,” Beijing says. The prototype is called the Soramjet engine and was tested in a Beijing wind tunnel Speeds achieved of Mach nine: the maximum …

[ad_1] The secret to getting a good night’s sleep may lie in picking up good vibes – at least it does if you’re a fly, a study concluded. US researchers have found that flies sleep longer if you vibrate gently to sleep – and wake up feeling more alert later …

[ad_1] A new study has revealed that insect wings evolved from a random growth or “lobe” on the legs of one of their crustacean ancestors who moved to the mainland some 300 million years ago. US researchers say sections of the crustacean’s leg were gradually pushed back into its body …

[ad_1] New technology will enable astronauts to turn salt water on Mars into oxygen and fuel when they land on the Red Planet in 2033 The system is designed with two sides: one divides the water to form a hydroxyl ion and the other divides it back to produce oxygen …

[ad_1] Earth is 2,000 light-years closer to a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy than previously thought The Japanese space agency has created a new map of the Milky Way The team has been collecting data over the past 15 years, revealing new insights Earth is only …

[ad_1] Bioterrorists can trick scientists into producing dangerous toxins or viruses by infecting lab computers with malware that alters the synthetic DNA they produce for experiments A new cyber attack tricks scientists into producing toxic chemicals or viruses Hackers can infect computers with malware to modify DNA sequences They can …

[ad_1] Spending time on your smartphone browsing social media and replying to messages isn’t bad for mental health, psychologists say. By analyzing both Android and iPhone users, British researchers found that time spent on a smartphone is a bad predictor of anxiety, depression or stress. People who scored high on …

[ad_1] Women are 20% more likely to die within five years of their first heart attack than men, study warns Canadian researchers studied 45,064 patients admitted to hospital after a heart attack They monitored each subject for an average of about six years after the event The team found that …