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What shape is the universe? This question is far more intriguing and truly unresolved than any debate over the shape of our planet, despite the claims of flat-Earthers. We occupy only a tiny space within a gigantic cosmos. Our vantage …
If you’ve ever stared in dismay as your phone slips out of your grasp and into the gaping white throat of your toilet, don’t worry – there’s precedent dating back hundreds of years. Unlike your phone, though, a small personal …
We’re learning more about how Alzheimer’s disease presents differently in men and women Maskot/Alamy Women tend to have more robust verbal memories than men, which can mask signs of early Alzheimer’s disease. This means that commonly used memory tests may …
Women not only face higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, but new research suggests they may also be more strongly affected by several common risk factors linked to cognitive decline. Scientists at the University of California …
Most smart scales measure your weight, BMI (Body Mass Index) and basic body composition metrics, such as muscle mass and body fat percentage. More premium models can also assess more complex stats — for example, they calculate your BMR (Basal …
ESA’s Smile mission launch – YouTube Watch On A European-Chinese space weather mission will launch to orbit tonight (May 18), and you can watch the action live. The SMILE spacecraft is scheduled to lift off atop a Vega C rocket …
The most fuel-efficient way to reach the Moon, it turns out, is to fly straight past it. Not into orbit, not into a landing approach. Past it, skimming within 73 kilometres of the surface before looping back through a gravitational …
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I’m writing to you from Dali, a city in China’s Yunnan province nicknamed “Dalifornia” because of its reputation as a haven for burned-out tech workers, artists, and wanderers looking to disappear for a while. I couldn’t be much further from …