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A helping hand: Three men first to get bionic hands after amputation
The Austrian three men are the first to undergo what doctors refer to as “bionic reconstruction,” which includes voluntary amputation, transplantation...
A helping hand: Three men are first to get bionic hands after amputation
Three men have become the first patients in the world to have hands replaced by bionic versions controlled by their mind. All had suffered nerve damage...
A helping hand: 3 men first to get bionic hands after amputation
The Austrian three men are the first to undergo what doctors refer to as “bionic reconstruction,” which includes voluntary amputation, transplantation...
Global warming causes ‘extreme’ sea level rise north of New York
Sea levels along the northeast coast of the U.S. rose by record levels during 2009-2010 due to a major change in the Atlantic Ocean’s wind patterns...
Mummified monk from year 1100 found hiding inside ancient Buddha statue
Dutch scientists have found the ancient hidden mummified remains of Buddhist master Liuquan of the Chinese Meditation School in a statue of a sitting Buddha.
Mummified monk found hiding inside ancient Buddha statue
Dutch scientists have found the ancient hidden mummified remains of Buddhist master Liuquan of the Chinese Meditation School in a statue of a sitting Buddha.
Ancient and modern cities built using same mathematical pattern
Each city has its own local quirks, architecture, language and cuisine. But recently, some theoretical scientists have started to find there are universal...
Cable guys: Spacewalking astronauts lay 300 feet of wire around space station
Spacewalking astronauts have routed more than 300 feet of cable outside the International Space Station, tricky and tiring advance work for the arrival...
Don’t look down: Spacewalking ‘cable guys’ begin work outside station
Spacewalking astronauts routed more than 300 feet of cable outside the International Space Station on Saturday, tricky and tiring advance work for the...
Astronauts complete first of three spacewalks
Spacewalking astronauts routed more than 300 feet of cable outside the International Space Station on Saturday, tricky and tiring advance work for the...
Spacewalking ‘cable guys’ begin work outside station
Two U.S. astronauts began a six-and-a-half hour spacewalk Saturday to lay cable outside the International Space Station, after a spacesuit equipment failure...
Antarctica: Mystery continent holds key to mankind’s future
Earth’s past, present and future come together here on the northern peninsula of Antarctica, the wildest, most desolate and mysterious of its continents. Clues...
The future in the past discovered today in Armenian shrines
Three shrines, dating back about 3,300 years, have been discovered within a hilltop fortress at Gegharot, in Armenia. Local rulers at the time likely...
Record number of stranded sea lions as abandoned pups seek their own food
The stranding of a record number of sea lion pups along the California coast this year is linked to a puzzling weather pattern that has warmed their Pacific...
NASA working to resolve flooded helmet issue ahead of crucial spacewalks
With three complicated spacewalks planned in the coming days, NASA is rushing to resolve a spacesuit problem linked to a 2013 emergency when water dangerously...
Spacesuit woes haunt NASA ahead of crucial spacewalks
With three complicated spacewalks planned in the coming days, NASA is rushing to resolve a spacesuit problem linked to a 2013 emergency when water dangerously...
How humble limpet could produce strongest natural material known to man
Scientists have discovered that limpet teeth may contain the strongest natural material known to man, and that their structure could be reproduced for...
Famous ‘pale blue dot’ photo celebrates 25th anniversary
One of history’s most iconic photos turns 25 years old today. The photo, taken from the Voyager 1 spacecraft on Feb.
Greek archaeologists find couple locked in millennia-old hug
Death did not part them. Archaeologists in southern Greece have discovered the grave of a man and woman buried as they died some 5,800 years ago – tightly...
'Fatal blow' during battle that killed King Richard III revealed by skull analysis
Pathologists at the University of Leicester believe they may have found the “killer blow” that claimed the life of King Richard III.
The world dumps 8 million tonnes of plastic waste into its oceans
Shoddy waste management and littering across the globe added eight million metric tons of plastic to the ocean in 2010, posing significant dangers to marine...
Five-year sun cycle in pics taken every eight hours is released by NASA
Captivating video has been released by NASA showing some of the most memorable moments of the Sun’s activity in the last five years. Highlights...
NASA releases stunning five-year time lapse of Sun
NASA released footage that captured one frame of the Sun every eight hours from June 2010 to Feb.
SpaceX launches deep-space weather observatory: NASA
SpaceX launched an observatory inspired by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore toward a solar-storm lookout point a million miles away Wednesday. The unmanned...
Emoticons in deep space? Hubble Telescope captures ‘smiley face’
Cheese! A galaxy cluster in the far reaches of outer space looks like a smiley face in this photo caught by NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
SpaceX aborted its second shot at a potentially historic rocket landing
SpaceX aborted its Falcon9 rocket launch on Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. due to strong upper-level winds.
Unravelled mystery of snake venom holds hope for pain and epilepsy sufferers
Scientists have unravelled the mystery of how the Costa Rican coral snake’s venom causes seizures in its victims, a finding that could boost research...
UK stargazers look to raise $75m to fund study of exoplanets
A group of UK scientists are trying to raise $75m to launch a spacecraft from the south of England to monitor some of the Milky Way’s exoplanets.
Australia’s Barrier Reef ‘risks becoming dumping ground’: WWF
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could be “severely damaged” if the government does not completely ban the dumping of dredge waste in the...
Final countdown: Haggling continues over draft of historic climate pact
UN negotiations resume in Geneva on Sunday to streamline the bloated draft for a climate pact that nations – still at odds over key elements – must...
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