Private spaceflight ends with a Pacific splashdown for astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary
The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary are back on Earth.
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Four astronauts depart international space station in return flight home
Crew Dragon capsule will parachute into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on TuesdayNasa retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson and three crew mates from India, Poland and Hungary departed the International Space Station early on Mo…
Full-body scans of 100,000 people could change way diseases are detected and treated
UK Biobank project to share 1bn images of organs, blood vessels and bones to help study ageing and ill healthScientists expect to gain unprecedented insights into human ageing and the earliest signs of disease after scanning 100,000 people from head to…
DoJ drops charges against Utah doctor accused of destroying Covid vaccines
Michael Kirk Moore accused of distributing at least 1,937 false vaccination cards and administering saline to childrenThe US Department of Justice dropped charges on Saturday against Michael Kirk Moore, the Utah doctor accused of destroying more than $…
Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published
Mainstream mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attentionIt was, at first glance, just another scientific paper, one of the millions published every year, and destined to receive little to no attention outs…
Some gut microbes can absorb and help expel ‘forever chemicals’ from the body, research shows
Previously, the only way to reduce levels of Pfas was by bloodletting or a drug with unpleasant side effectsSign up for the Detox Your Kitchen newsletterCertain kinds of gut microbes absorb toxic Pfas “forever chemicals” and help expel them from the bo…
Cow carcass dropped 1,600 metres into ocean and what appears stuns scientists
In an experiment in the South China Sea, scientists dropped a cow carcass into the ocean to investigate what would happen and were left shocked by eight surprising visitors
Denver museum known for dinosaur displays finds fossil under its parking lot
A hole drilled 750ft deep to study museum’s geothermal potential yielded an unexpected surpriseA Denver museum known for its dinosaur displays has made a fossil bone discovery closer to home than anyone ever expected: under its own parking lot.It came …
This ‘obsessed’ movie legend wants to ‘deextinct’ a 12 foot tall bird after 600 years
A colossal flightless bird that vanished from New Zealand 600 years ago could soon roam again, thanks to a Texas-based biotech firm and a famous filmmaker
High-risk HIV groups facing record levels of criminalisation as countries bring in draconian laws
Curbs on LGBTQ+ rights and a halt to US funding may reverse decades of progress in fight to end Aids epidemic, warns UNAidsPeople at higher risk of HIV, such as gay men and people who inject drugs, are facing record levels of criminalisation worldwide,…