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NASA's Opportunity rover was initially programmed to run for 90 days. It lasted over 14 years. YEAH SCIENCE!



Cartoon by xkcd: https://xkcd.com/695/

Article: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/13/science/opportunity-rover-mars-map.html

How exercise reduces belly fat in humans Some of you may have made a New Year's resolution to hit the gym to tackle that annoying belly fat. But have you ever wondered how physical activity produces this desired effect? A signaling molecule called interleukin-6 plays a critical role in this process, researchers report December 27 in the jo...

Surface tension!

'She has never been wrong': Siberian husky sniffs out owner's ovarian cancer three times Sierra made her diagnosis, which she tried to communicate by freaking out and rolling up in a ball in the back of a closet.

A Scientist Explains Why The Alleged CRISPR Babies News Is More Shocking Than You Might Realise It appears that researchers in China have facilitated the birth of the first "designer baby" – actually babies, twin girls who are supposedly genetically resistant to HIV.

World’s First Genetically Edited Babies Claimed in China Hong Kong (AP) -- A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies — twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool capable of rewriting the very blueprint of life.

An Illustrated Subway Map of Human Anatomy Embark on a visual tour of the human body, where each and every part of the human anatomy is re-imagined as a subway stop.

Scientists identify protein that may have existed when life began: The primordial peptide may have appeared 4 billion years ago How did life arise on Earth? Researchers have found among the first and perhaps only hard evidence that simple protein catalysts -- essential for cells, the building blocks of life, to function -- may have existed when life began.

A Crucial Role of Insulin Has Just Been Discovered in The Body's Immune System Because of diseases like type 1 and type 2 diabetes, insulin is something we know quite a bit about.

Birds Can See Earth's Magnetic Fields, And Now We Know How That's Possible The mystery behind how birds navigate might finally be solved: it's not the iron in their beaks providing a magnetic compass, but a protein in their eyes that lets them "see" Earth's magnetic fields.

We Were Wrong - The Te**es Are Connected to The Immune System Some parts of the body – including the tissues of the brain and te**es – have long been considered to be completely hidden from our immune system.

Coconut Oil Is "Pure Poison", Says Harvard Professor A 50-minute German lecture becoming a viral hit on YouTube might sound unusual, but the title of the talk by Karin Michels, the director of the Institute for Prevention and Tumor Epidemiology at the University of Freiburg and a professor at the Harva

Air pollution reduces global life expectancy by more than one year, study finds Air pollution shortens human lives by more than a year, according to a new study from a team of leading environmental engineers and public health researchers. Better air quality could lead to a significant extension of lifespans around the world.

All life on Earth, in one staggering chart Scientists estimated the mass of all life. It’s mind boggling.

Biology Will Be the Next Great Computing Platform New companies are popping up to become the Amazons, Apples, and Intels of genome engineering.

So true. Though the term, "skeptics" is used rather loosely here.