‘Milking’ umbilical cords may help some sickly newborns
Giving birth to a child who is unresponsive or struggling to breathe is a harrowing experience. The medical team must…
A rain of electrons causes Mercury’s X-ray auroras
Mercury’s auroras are perfectly in character. While temperate Earth gets heavenly light shows over its poles, hellish Mercury gets invisible…
Iron deficiency goes unnoticed in too many U.S. female adolescents
Many female adolescents in the United States may not have enough iron in their bodies. But most may never know,…
How Benjamin Franklin fought money counterfeiters
Though perhaps better known for its newspapers and almanacs, Benjamin Franklin’s printing business also churned out paper money to support…
New Alzheimer’s drugs are coming. Here’s what you need to know
Yet another new drug can temporarily hold off the mental decline caused by Alzheimer’s disease, scientists say. The drug, called…
In a ‘perfect comeback,’ some birds use antibird spikes to build their nests
It’s the Mad Max dream of a bird’s nest: A menacing composite of metal, clay, twig and plastic. Spotted in…
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Du hast dich in der ersten Jahreshälfte womöglich bereits mit einem neuen Gaming-Laptop eingedeckt oder dir endlich eine professionelle Kamera…
A new device can detect the coronavirus in the air in minutes
If you’ve ever thought it would be great to walk into a room and know whether the virus that causes…
Ryugu asteroid samples are sprinkled with stardust older than the solar system
Samples of the asteroid Ryugu contain bits of stardust that predate the birth of our solar system. Slivers of Ryugu…
Mass has different definitions. The moon’s orbit confirms two are equivalent
Mass is mass is mass. Physicists have three different definitions of mass, all thought to be equivalent. Measurements of the…
