Bezos’ rocket company pins crash on overheated engine nozzle
A private rocket company says an overheated engine nozzle is responsible for last year’s failed launch.
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3 astronauts delayed on space station to return in September
Russia’s space agency says three astronauts who were supposed to leave the International Space Station this month will be brought back to Earth in late September.
Pets Could Be Gene-Edited Under New English Law, Says RSPCA
Pets could be subjected to gene editing under a new UK government act, the RSPCA has warned. From a report: The animal charity has said that the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act applies to all vertebrate animals, not only farmed animals, and…
Drugs and alcohol do not make you more creative, research finds
Travel, meditation, training and exposure to culture have a greater effect on artistic outputFrom Hunter S Thompson’s infamous daily pre-writing routine of cocaine, Chivas Regal and acid to Vincent Van Gogh’s love for absinthe and Andy Warhol’s prescri…
UK farming causes over a quarter of cities’ particle pollution, study finds
Innovation in agricultural sector is needed if cities are to solve air pollution problems, say scientistsA study reveals that farming is responsible for more than a quarter of the particle pollution in UK cities.UK agriculture created 38% of the partic…
Schools’ Stem diversity problem needs systemic solution, say MPs
Report finds students from black Caribbean backgrounds in England ‘acutely’ underrepresented in StemChildren and young people from black Caribbean backgrounds are “acutely” underrepresented in the study of maths, science and technology in England at a…
Pentagon seeks to jumpstart ‘nascent’ biomanufacturing industry with new strategy
DoD’s new Biomanufacturing Strategy and an accompanying RFI from industry both aim to help companies using biological processes to make potentially revolutionary materials — and to keep them from moving offshore like semiconductors.
Feel your pain? Even fish can show they care
New research suggests our capacity to care about others might have very ancient roots.
E coli from meat behind half a million UTIs in the US every year, study suggests
Fatal bloodstream illnesses driven by urinary tract infections could rise, warn scientists as research shows link to food-borne bacteriaMeat bacteria are the likely cause of over half a million urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the US every year, a ne…
One in five people in UK suffer from misophonia, researchers find
Disorder involves strong negative reaction to sounds such as chewing or snoringIf the sound of someone chewing gum or slurping their tea gets on your nerves, you are not alone. Researchers say almost one in five people in the UK has strong negative rea…