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*SANTIAGO* — In Chile, Banco Santander has come up with a mortgage plan for millennials. You have more than 40 years to pay it off. It makes sense when.. Worldcrunch - Published
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a humanoid robot failed to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported, citing a live broadcast. Reuters - Published
Quantum dots might constitute the foundation of quantum communication. They are an efficient interface between matter and light, with photons emitted by the quantum dots transporting information across.. Science Daily - Published
New research finds people with mild cognitive impairment don't always receive the same, established medical treatment that patients with normal cognitive functioning get when they have a heart attack. Science Daily - Published
A new paper explores an overlooked aspect of the relationship between parasites and their hosts by systematically discussing the ways in which parasitic behavior manipulation may encourage the.. Science Daily - Published
Researchers have developed a new tool -- dubbed SATI -- to edit the mouse genome, enabling the team to target a broad range of mutations and cell types. The new genome-editing technology could be.. Science Daily - Published
Mule deer navigate in spring and fall mostly by using their knowledge of past migration routes and seasonal ranges, according to a new study. Science Daily - Published
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Doug Morton of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center about what satellite imagery can tell us about the cause and extent of the fires in Brazil. NPR - Published
Going Geothermal In June, a U.S. government report noted the “enormous untapped potential” of geothermal energy, the heat naturally produced beneath Earth’s surface, for the generation of.. Futurism - Published
Things aren’t looking great for Libra, Facebook’s foray into the world of cryptocurrency. Multiple high-profile backers that invested in the project are having second thoughts, and some are.. Futurism - Published
A new so-called quantum radar uses entangled microwaves to overcome some of the limitations of traditional radar systems. The device, built by a team from the Institute of Science and Technology.. Futurism - Published
Remember when you used to be able to find actually educational and entertaining shows on networks like The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, or The History Channel? Most of these networks have.. Futurism - Published
The Break the Grid initiative has a plan for repairing the environment: give 3D-printers the ability to autonomously navigate the world around them. To that end, the three Danish companies behind the.. Futurism - Published
In 2001, health experts floated the idea of a low-cost “polypill” to prevent cardiovascular disease. Such a pill would contain multiple medicines known to reduce a person’s risk of heart attacks.. Futurism - Published
Hell World As the Amazon Rainforest continues to burn as a result of cut-and-burn deforestation practices, we steadily approach the point of no return. Over the last 50 years, about 20 percent of the.. Futurism - Published
A new study suggests that the time adolescents are spending on their phones and online is not that bad. The study tracked young adolescents on their smartphones to test whether more time spent using.. Science Daily - Published
Children of incarcerated parents are six times more likely to develop a substance use disorder in adulthood and nearly twice as likely to have diagnosable anxiety compared to children whose parents.. Science Daily - Published
Mapping the evolution of complex uranium oxide species has practical applications from Mars exploration to nuclear proliferation detection. Science Daily - Published
Researchers have discovered that star-shaped cells called astrocytes help the brain establish long-lasting memories. The work could inform therapies for disorders in which long-term memory is impaired,.. Science Daily - Published
Researchers have identified the neural processes that make some memories fade rapidly while other memories persist over time. Science Daily - Published
Scientists have found a simple method for producing atomically thin layers of oxidized borophene, a promising 2D boron-based nanomaterial that could serve in a variety of fields. Science Daily - Published
A new organ-on-an-electronic-chip platform uses self-rolling biosensor arrays to coil up and measure the electrophysiology of heart cells in 3D. Science Daily - Published
Researchers have shed light on how bacteria and baker's yeast generate and use their energy to grow. Knowing about cells' energy use is essential for industrial biotech processes. Science Daily - Published
There are only two northern white rhinos left worldwide, both of them female. Saving this representative of megafauna from extinction seems impossible under these circumstances, yet an international.. Science Daily - Published
As public health officials worry about the emergence of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, researchers are tracing how antibiotics bind to a gonococcal protein, information that can help lead to new.. Science Daily - Published
Researchers have deciphered new mechanisms that enable the regeneration of nerve fibers. This could open up new treatment approaches for the brain, optic nerve, and spinal cord injuries. Science Daily - Published
As tech corporations like Facebook and Google, as well as government research firms like the Pentagon’s DARPA or Russia’s Advanced Research Foundation try to create all-powerful artificial general.. Futurism - Published
Garlic is a fluffy feline furball with a pink nose and tiny gray ears — just like the cat he was cloned from. Garlic might not be unique, but he does represent a first for China. According to the.. Futurism - Published
It goes without saying that the emergence of life on Earth was an extremely fortuitous and unique event — so unique that many scientists suspect that it hasn’t happened anywhere else in the cosmos... Futurism - Published
An Austrian team of scientists are proposing to build an airship, otherwise known as a zeppelin, that’s ten times as big as the Hindenburg — the massive 800-foot German passenger airship that.. Futurism - Published
America, China, and Russia are all working to develop rockets powered by thermal nuclear propulsion, a technology that NASA chief Jim Bridenstine says would be a game-changer for the space agency... Futurism - Published
Researchers have developed an extremely fast optical method for sculpting complex shapes in stem-cell-laden hydrogels and then vascularizing the resulting tissue. Their groundbreaking technique stands.. Science Daily - Published
Researchers have modeled a method to manipulate nanoparticles as an alternative mode of propulsion for tiny spacecraft that require very small levels of thrust. The team simulated a system that uses.. Science Daily - Published
Food scientists have shown that feeding frying oil to mice exaggerated colonic inflammation, enhanced tumor growth and worsened gut leakage, spreading bacteria or toxic bacterial products into the.. Science Daily - Published
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On Aug. 24, 1944, the first French and U.S. armored tanks entered Paris, after a week of intense fighting with German soldiers — effectively freeing the capital from Nazi.. Worldcrunch - Published
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