A fringe group of scientists and tech moguls think they’re closing in on the fountain of youth. Here’s everything you need to know: What is biohacking?Silicon Valley is built on the idea that technology can optimize, or “hack,” any aspect of our lives — so why not the human life span? Until recently, anyone hawking […]
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U.S. Astronauts Take Multi-Hour Spacewalk to Replace Batteries on ISS
Two American astronauts took a spacewalk Friday to replace aging batteries on the International Space Station. NASA’s Anne McClain and Nick Hague are scheduled to work in space for several hours to swap out three old nickel-hydrogen batteries with more powerful lithium-ion batteries. The duo overcame minor struggles in their first task, which involved attaching […]
A 30-Million-Page Library Has Blast Off to the Moon as a ‘Civilization Backup’
An Israeli spacecraft currently on its way to the the moon is toting a 30-million-page “civilization backup,” according to NBC News. The ‘Lunar Library’ started its journey to outer space late February on a robotic lunar lander called Beresheet launched by SpaceX. The archive, which is housed on a metal disc about the size of […]
The USDA Forced Kittens to Become Cannibals for Research, Watchdog Report Says
A shocking watchdog report alleges that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) spent $22.5 million conducting “unnecessary and unjustifiable” research that involved killing cats and forcing “kitten cannibalism,” among other unsavory practices. The report — from the non-profit White Coat Waste Project, which opposes animal testing by the government, and former USDA scientist Jim Keen […]
The Will Be a Super Worm Moon on the Spring Equinox. Here’s How to See It
Another month, another “supermoon”. On Wednesday, the “super worm moon”—the third supermoon of 2019 to be exact— will light up the sky in all its slightly-larger-than-usual glory. What makes this full moon extra special is that it is coinciding with the Spring Equinox, or the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere, a rare […]