Even hard-to-kill tardigrades can’t always survive being shot out of a gun0
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- June 7, 2021
That implies hardy water bears may not withstand crash-landing on a new planet

That implies hardy water bears may not withstand crash-landing on a new planet

The Third Eye, created by Minwook Paeng, is a satirical device that ensures pedestrians never have to look up from their smartphones.

For some time, seismologists have been aware of brief, subtle anomalies in underground electrical fields leading up to an earthquake, sometimes occurring as soon as a few weeks before the quake happens.

With a harsh, desert climate and an average rainfall of just four inches (10 cm) a year, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) needs more freshwater. In search of a solution, it has been funding science projects from around the world to try to make it rain.

Initial results from a UK experiment could help clear a hurdle to achieving commercial power based on nuclear fusion, experts say.

A proof-of-concept experiment paves the way for a larger detector in 2022

Indian researchers say they have isolated two new species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from the scat, or fecal matter, of a vine snake, a mildly venomous reptile found throughout South and Southeast Asia, according to a March 14 article in the scientific journal Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.

Light-activated proteins inserted in eye nerve cells and special goggles help him see objects

Twelve gamma ray hot spots in space suggest our galaxy harbors powerful particle accelerators

The models that robots use to do tasks work well in the structured environment of the laboratory. Outside the lab, however, even the most sophisticated models may prove inadequate in new situations or in difficult to model tasks, such as working with soft materials like rope and cloth.



