A couple minutes after liftoff on Oct. 11, a Soyuz rocket failed, sending the two astronauts aboard plummeting back to Earth and prompting a Russian investigation into what went wrong. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, initial report from its investigation into the failed Oct. 11 Soyuz crew launch should […]
The first Russian Soyuz capsule to carry a crew of astronauts to the International Space Station was the Soyuz TM-31, which launched in 2000. Credit: NASA Rocket science is always a risky business, which is why crewed capsules and the rockets that launch them carry a variety of systems built […]
GETTY IMAGES Eating a Mediterranean diet may help prevent depression, research suggests. But an expert in metabolic medicine says more rigorous, targeted trials are needed to confirm evidence of the potential link. The findings, in Molecular Psychiatry, come from a review of 41 studies published within the last eight years. A […]
Driving conditions that don’t require frequent use of vehicle controls, but do require constant vigilance for hazards, can reduce driver alertness. Shutterstock Few people pay close attention to the traffic situation unfolding around them when they’re travelling as a passenger in a car, even if they’re in the front seat. […]
ASTN2 is naturally expressed by purkinje cells in the mouse cerebellum, pictured here. To better understand how the protein works, researchers increased levels of ASTN2 (green) in these cells. In the brain, as in business, connections are everything. To maintain cellular associates, the outer surface of a neuron, its membrane, […]
Ribosomes churn out proteins that carry out all of life’s functions, but when missing a key and previously overlooked factor, they can break down in times of stress, Yale University scientists have discovered. The protein, Lso2/CCDC124, is so tiny — just 92 amino acids — it did not turn up […]
Salt water is fun to swim in – but it also carries the electrical signals vital for life. Raphael Nogueira/Unsplash, CC BY Your tongue is a salt detector – it dissolves the solid salt crystals sprinkled on your chips to create an intense flavour sensation. But salt is way more important than just […]
APPLE ONE OF THE most surprising announcements at Apple’s annual hardware event on Wednesday wasn’t a new iPhone, or even the new, thinner, next-generation Apple Watch. It was a feature on the Apple Watch. “We’ve added electrodes into the back sapphire crystal and the digital crown, allowing you to take an electrocardiogram,” said COO Jeff Williams, eliciting […]
Packets of K2 or spice, a synthetic marijuana drug, are seen in East Harlem in New York City on Aug. 5, 2015. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images The Green, a gathering place in New Haven, Connecticut, near Yale University looked like a mass casualty zone, with 70 serious drug overdoses over a […]
Chemicals called perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFASs, are found in many products, including some nonstick cookware products. Credit: Shutterstock For those who have a hard time losing weight, there’s some good and bad news. The bad news is that common chemicals in the environment may play a role in weight […]