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CRISPR Gene Editing Study Demonstrates How Hox Genes Impact Appearance
Lots of scientists know of the “McGinnis experiment”, which William McGinnis undertook in 1990 to examine how high-level control genes, known as Hox genes, determine our physical characteristics. He investigated whether proteins encoded by the human or mouse Hox gene...
Is Living on Mars a Future Possibility?
Scientists have long been exploring the possibility of life on other planets and the ability of humans to live there one day too. There may come a time when earth is uninhabitable in many ways and having a backup planet to go to would be beneficial. In particular,...
Dinosaurs – Keeping Them Alive Today
History is an important part of life. There is the history of the universe and the planet, the history of the human race, the history of all other living things, and each individuals history. Each of these is equally important and should be given proper respect. It is...
How Your Cad Drawings Can Be Viewed with Altium Software
Getting an idea out of mind, into the real world is the biggest challenge an engineer faces. How ideal will the situation be if one software can take all your woes concerning viewing, printing and probing your big idea? Altium software is a broad software which...
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DNA technology leads to identification of Revolutionary War soldier
The peaceful pine forests of Camden, South Carolina, have spent centuries hiding a secret as old as America itself. In August 1780, British and American soldiers clashed there, leading to a terrible defeat for the Continental army.Battlefield archaeologists Jim Legg...
Egypt uncovers lost Byzantine-era city in the western desert
A well-preserved Byzantine-era residential city in the western desert is one of two major archaeological finds announced by Egypt on Saturday.The recent discoveries at the Dakhla Oasis and at the Marina el-Alamein archaeological site, near Alexandria, are the latest...
Red, white but rarely blue – the science of fireworks colors, explained
In the earliest days of the United States, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail about the celebration of independence, “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to...
Will we eventually have to send our trash into space if we run out of room on Earth?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected] we eventually have to send our trash into space if we run out of room on Earth? Aiden, age 13, Maryland Heights,...
Human flight was still 7 years away in 1776. Now, we’re headed back to the moon
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An artist’s concept of astronauts working on the lunar surface. | Credit: NASAHumanity has likely dreamed of flight since the very beginning, marveling at birds...
How to find Uranus this week, the hardest planet I’ve ever tried to see
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Get your eyes on the seventh planet, and you can graduate as a skywatcher — and there's a perfect way to cheat this week as Mars glides by Uranus. | Credit: Created...
Space science has come a long way since July 4, 1776. Here’s a look back at the saga
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An illustration shows two colliding black holes flanked by dark matter. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)On July 4, the United States of America celebrates...
Daring rescue mission launches to save a 3,200-pound NASA observatory from an untimely end
A mission to rescue one of NASA’s storied space observatories from falling to Earth has launched on a daring, first-of-its-kind endeavor.If successful, it will mark the first time a commercial robotic mission has captured an uncrewed NASA spacecraft that wasn’t...
Infant stars celebrate their independence with cosmic fireworks| Space photo of the day for July 3, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The protostars of the star system FS Tau as seen by the JWST | Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)Infant stars or "protostars"...
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact
When polar ice sheets melt, the effects ripple across the world. The melting ice raises average global sea level, alters ocean currents and affects temperatures in places far from the poles.But melting ice sheets don’t affect sea level and temperatures in the same way...
Mission launched to rescue a falling space telescope
In a low-cost, high-risk gamble, a small company in partnership with NASA and Northrop Grumman launched an experimental space tug Friday to hunt down and grab a falling space telescope that otherwise would plunge back to Earth and burn up by year's end.Using small...
Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth.Northrop Grumman launched Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link spacecraft from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific. The...