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Researchers grew a working tear gland in the lab that they say can help them study disease and perhaps someday might be used as a transplant.
Developments

"Hopefully in the future, this type of organoid may even be transplantable to patients with nonfunctioning tear glands."

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers have managed to keep mice embryos alive inside an artificial womb for as long as day 12, half of the animal's gestation period.
Developments

Could we grow humans in jars as well?

By Victor Tangermann

There's a growing pile of evidence that dark matter bosons can clump together and form "ghost stars" that are totally invisible to our eyes and telescopes.
Science & Energy

Invisible stars might be masquerading as supermassive black holes.

By Dan Robitzski

Photos taken by Texas-based photographer and SpaceX enthusiast Austin Barnard show the space company's latest Starship prototype's new suit of armor.
Starship

Is Starship ready to go orbital?

By Victor Tangermann

Severe cases of COVID-19 might lead to the formation of growths called nodules behind people's eyeballs, but scientists aren't yet sure what that means.
Artificial Intelligence

Can you spot the difference?

By Tony Ho Tran

An original by world famous street artist Banksy was lit on fire during a livestream — and promptly sold for $380,000 worth of Ethereum as an NFT.
NFTs

There's something very ironic about the title of the painting.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla's Cybertruck is shaping up to be the ultimate off-road warrior — and it might be just as good as providing off-the-grid power as well.
Elon Musk

The Cybertruck could be an off-the-grid dream come true.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists confirmed that a powerful antineutrino crashed into Antarctica in 2016, triggering a subatomic phenomenon that had never been verified before.
Physics

It triggered a subatomic cascade — and could have an avalanche of implications for the future of physics.

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX is asking US regulators for permission to build out its Starlink broadband internet service for cars, trucks, shipping boats, and aircraft.
SpaceX

Starlink internet could be coming to international flights and freighter ships near you.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists dropped a spherical telescope into Lake Baikal, where they hope it will spot subatomic neutrinos zipping by as they pass through the Earth.
Physics

The spherical telescope will get its best view nearly a mile underwater.

By Dan Robitzski

China has officially approved its latest COVID-19 vaccine, its fifth to be exact. And it has one special ingredient: ovary cells from hamsters.
Developments

It's the fifth vaccine to have been approved in the country.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA recently released footage of the first dust devil, a tiny, traveling twister, spotted by the Perseverance rover on Mars.
Science & Energy

It's the rover's first-ever dust devil sighting.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk isn't selling his song about NFTs in the form of an NFT after all.
Elon Musk

"Actually doesn’t feel quite right selling this."

By Victor Tangermann

A woman in south Florida who was recently vaccinated against COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant may have passed on her COVID antibodies to her newborn baby.
Developments

A mother appears to have passed COVID-fighting antibodies to her newborn daughter.

By Victor Tangermann

A rural school in Batesville, Arkansas generated enough solar energy to give every teacher up to $15,000 in raises, as CBS News reports.
Solar Power

"The sun is going to be shining anyway, so why not cash in on that?"

By Victor Tangermann

Several US states are now using "cloud seeding" to encourage clouds to form and provide drought-stricken regions with some much needed water.
Science & Energy

There's just one problem.

By Victor Tangermann

Pfizer executives recently announced that they're looking into raising the price of the coroanvirus vaccine once the worst of the pandemic is over.
Viruses

Leadership at Pfizer said there's a "significant opportunity" to raise prices.

By Dan Robitzski

A massive study found that walking speed seemed to help predict COVID disease severity and deaths, regardless of related factors like obesity.
Viruses

What does walking speed have to do with COVID?

By Dan Robitzski

A new kind of smart fabric integrates electronics that can turn clothes into glowing, billboard-like screens or even working keyboards.
Science & Energy

You can even wash it.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new paper published by researchers at Caltech, Mars may still hold anywhere between 30 and 99 percent of its ancient water within its crust.
Science & Energy

There may be a huge cache of water inside Mars.

By Victor Tangermann