Blue Origin’s powerful new orbital rocket has lifted off the launch pad to prepare for a debut flight that could happen soon. New Glenn was stacked at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, next to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Blue Origin has not announced an official launch date for the … Read more
As a doctor, my mother is not afraid of needles. But when she recently started injecting insulin daily for her newly diagnosed diabetes, the injections became a frustrating burden. A shot is a standard way to administer insulin, antibodies, RNA vaccines, GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and other large molecules. Compared to small chemicals, for … Read more
Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, exercise regularly and don’t smoke – probably the three most common health messages we all hear. The fact that tobacco smoking is a major risk factor for lung cancer – and countless other diseases – is now so widely accepted that it is difficult to imagine a time when … Read more
BERLIN — Blue Origin flew six people, including a few regulars and a science communicator, on the final suborbital spaceflight mission in New Shepard on Nov. 22. The New Shepard vehicle lifted off at 10:30 a.m. Eastern from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas. The flight departed on schedule without any countdown procedure … Read more
DNA from samples from 8,500 to 1,300 years ago shows how ancient Europeans adapted to the development of early agriculture. Excavation of human remains. Credit: The University of Texas at Austin. Genes underwent significant changes in 14 regions of the genome. For example, those associated with traits that help produce vitamin D and digest milk … Read more
Save $55 on Lego’s 2,319-piece Chewbacca set in this Lego Star Wars Black Friday deal. While that is not the case rather the cheapest I’ve ever seen Lego Chewbacca, it’s still a very good deal. Space’s best Lego Star Wars guide favors ships and droids, but I still love this brick-built Wookiee. Amazon currently has … Read more
If you landed on Google’s homepage yesterday, you would have noticed that there was a fun card game where you put cute cards together and learn about the moon cycle. This is the name for how the moon’s appearance changes during a month, or more specifically, the 29.5 days of its orbit around Earth. The … Read more