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05.03.2017 Viewed: 105
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FOR THE FIRST TIME, RESEARCHERS CAN GENETICALLY MODIFY HUMAN EMBRYOS
Up until now, no other researcher has ever been granted permission to perform gene editing on early-stage human embryos. Researchers hope that this could help us understand the first seven days of embryo development, and help to prevent miscarriages.
04.03.2017 Viewed: 114
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THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE WILL UTTERLY TRANSFORM OUR VIEW OF THE UNIVERSE
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will take the place of the Hubble Space Telescope after it retires. Deputy project scientist and NASA astrophysicist Amber Straughn believes the JWST will usher in "a new era in astronomy.".
04.03.2017 Viewed: 95
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'WOMEN OF NASA' LEGO SET: Q&A WITH CREATOR MAIA WEINSTOCK
Lego announced on Tuesday (Feb. 28) that it would be making a fan-created set called "Women of NASA," featuring five important women who have worked for the agency.
04.03.2017 Viewed: 113
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FACEBOOK'S ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAN NOW IDENTIFY SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR
A new Facebook Live algorithm spots suicidal behavior in broadcasters and immediately offers them resources, such as the contact number of a helpline. This system could save thousands of lives by offering at-risk users a viable alternative just when they need it the most.
03.03.2017 Viewed: 80
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WILL SPACEX'S MOON TOURISTS SURVIVE THE TRIP ACROSS THE COSMOS?
The SpaceX Moon mission is just a year away, and private, paying citizens are going to be part of the team. The mission, the first of its kind to be planned and executed by a private company, will likely encounter unique challenges.
03.03.2017 Viewed: 120
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STRANGE NEW NEBULA IS MISSING ITS LIGHT SOURCE
The discovery of a new and rarely seen nebula 10 billion light-years away has created a cosmic mystery: What is lighting up this dusty cloud of gases?

Researchers led by Zheng Cai, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have discovered an "enormous Lyman-alpha nebula," or ELAN, only the third of these vast cosmic structures ever seen. A nebula is an interstellar cloud of gases and dust; an ELAN is a special kind of nebula, so named because it emits Lyman-alpha radiation — a particular wavelength of light emitted when the electron in a hydrogen atom drops down to its lowest energy level.

The two other ELANS previously discovered are nicknamed the Slug Nebula (for UC Santa Cruz's idiosyncratic mascot) and the Jackpot Nebula (because it contains a whopping four quasars, extremely bright objects created by particles accelerating away from black holes). But the new ELAN is a head-scratcher. The Slug and the Jackpot have bright quasars illuminating their dust and gases, but the light source inside the newfound ELAN is a mystery. [Photos: The 12 Strangest Places on Earth]

"What's really odd here, and one of the hooks of the story, is there's nothing," said Jason X Prochaska, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz and one of the authors of the paper reporting the new nebula, available on the physics preprint website ArXiv. "There's the faint smudge of a galaxy, probably, but no quasar shining toward us.
03.03.2017 Viewed: 120
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THE ISS IS GETTING ITS FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN CREW MEMBER IN 2018
In March 2018, Jeanette Epps will join Expedition 56 as a flight engineer, making her the first African-American crew member aboard the International Space Station. The result of more than a dozen countries collaborating, the ISS is arguably the best example of what can be achieved when nations work together.
03.03.2017 Viewed: 92
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ONE MAN IS RAISING $100 BILLION TO BUILD COMPUTER CHIPS WITH AN IQ OF 10,000
SoftBank is creating and investing $25 billion into a Vision Fund with international backing, with a goal of raising $100 billion to use to spur technological innovation. The company's CEO, Masayoshi Son, is eager for humanity to reach a technological singularity, and he is willing to invest big money to make it happen.
03.03.2017 Viewed: 98
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EARTH'S MANTLE IS MORE THAN 100 DEGREES F HOTTER THAN SCIENTISTS THOUGHT
How hot are Earth's scorching insides? A sweltering 2,570 degrees Fahrenheit (1,410 degrees Celsius), a new study finds.
02.03.2017 Viewed: 105
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THEIR HEARTS WERE IN IT: ONE RENAISSANCE COUPLE'S FINAL GESTURE
Forget roses and chocolates. Modern-day romantic gestures pale in comparison to what one Renaissance couple did after death: The wife went to her final rest with her husband's heart on her coffin.