Category: Science

“Surgical masks will not prevent your acquiring diseases,” said Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of preventive medicine and infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University, and the…

Cookies are first food baked in space by astronauts. Chocolate chip cookies were the ones made. After baking, they were sealed in bags, then sent…

Scientists pin down why stress turns our hair grey. https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/scientists-finally-pin-down-why-stress-turns-our-hair-gray? (Photo courtesy of BLNDN)

Stanford researchers’ ‘PigeonBot’ gives them insight into the mechanics of bird wings. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/01/16/Stanford-researchers-PigeonBot-provides-insight-into-mechanics-of-bird-wings/4021579226444/ (Photo courtesy of UPI)

Scientists have discovered oldest material ever found on Earth. https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-space/a30505576/oldest-material-ever-found/ (Photo courtesy of  ABC News)

Scientists discover 550 million year old fossilized worm guts in Nevada. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7881405/Oldest-known-fossilised-digestive-tract-Nevada-desert.html (Photo courtesy of dailymail.co.uk)

‘Heslington brain’ resisted rotting for 2,600 years — now scientists know why. https://www.foxnews.com/science/heslington-brain-resisted-rotting-why (Photo courtesy of Axel Petzold/Journal of the Royal Society Interface)  

Scientists put 3D glasses on cuttlefish, and showed them film clips. https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/08/us/3d-glasses-cuttlefish-scn-trnd/index.html (Photo courtesy of USA Today)

China convicts 3 researchers involved in baby gene editing controversy. https://hosted.ap.org/summitdaily/article/7bf5ad48696d24628e49254df504e3ee/china-convicts-researchers-gene-edited-baby-controversy (Photo courtesy of AP)

NASA unveils Mars 2020 Rover, which sets off for the Red Planet next year. It will not only search for traces of ancient life, but pave…