Relativity Space launches a 3D printed Terran 1 rocket but fails to reach orbit
by Relativity Space’s 3D printed Terran 1 rocket rises from its launch pad in Florida. (Relativity via YouTube) More than seven years after its founding in …
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Walking and talking at the same time gets harder once you’re 55, says a study
The ability to multitask while awake begins to decline at age 55, according to a recent study. That means middle-aged adults may have more difficulty …
Farmers struggle in Argentina as drought withers their crops
URQUIZA, Argentina (AP) — The ground creaks as Guillermo Cuitino treads through barren farmland that should be green and lush this time of year. He …
Hair tests prove the composer’s genetic health issues
Beethoven suffered from liver disease — likely as a result of his alcohol use — and hepatitis B, researchers have found Beethoven had a probable …
The Northern Lights could dazzle the skies from Washington to New York on Friday, driven by winds from a giant ‘hole’ in the sun
The aurora borealis can be seen above the skies over the northern United States on Friday thanks to winds from a giant “hole” in the …
Scientists use Beethoven’s hair to study his DNA and health
Five strands of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair have been used to uncover information about the German composer’s health. Beethoven, who died in 1827, had several …
Large asteroid that will fly between the Earth and the Moon on Saturday
An asteroid will pass Earth this week at such close range that standard telescopes may be able to spot it in the night sky, experts …
The AP African-American Studies debate obscures another issue
The mere existence of the high school Advanced Placement in African American Studies course has become a political wedge. It was created for two main …
What made Beethoven sick? The DNA from his hair offers clues
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, researchers have extracted DNA from strands of his hair, looking for clues about …
MIT neuroscientists are testing a headset that uses a ‘disco’ of light and sound to treat Alzheimer’s
MIT neuroscientist Li-Huei Tsai is cofounder of Cognito Therapeutics.Cognito Therapeutics Alzheimer’s disease is a complicated and debilitating disease that has no cure. A startup is …