Gerry Roberts

SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft at ISS Successfully Relocated

04.05.2021 21:30 PM

SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts successfully relocated the Crew Dragon spacecraft from its forward port at the International Space Station Harmony module to the space-facing port of the module.

Internet Sensation April the Giraffe Euthanized After Worsening Bout with Advanced Arthritis

04.04.2021 01:01 AM

April the Giraffe, the Internet sensation that captivated online audiences in the live stream of his calf Tajiri in 2017 was euthanized Friday due to advanced arthritis.

Wireless Brain Computer Allows Paralyzed People to Type on PCs with Their Minds, Wherever They Are

04.03.2021 23:56 PM

A wireless brain computer interface can help paralyzed people type on PCs and use their tablets by using their minds wherever they go, trials from a study revealed.

Gene Therapy Gives Vision to Visually Impaired Patients Since Childhood, Study Reveals

04.03.2021 21:30 PM

Study findings revealed that gene therapy provided vision to patients suffering from a rare form of genetic form blindness since childhood.

SpaceX Crew Dragon First-Ever ISS Port Relocation Planned, Four Astronauts to Free Up Space for Commercial Use

04.03.2021 03:39 AM

Four astronauts will make an unprecedented port relocation of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft to free up ISS port space for future commercial missions.

Amazon Rainforest Origin: Did the Asteroid That Caused Dinosaur Extinction Started It?

04.03.2021 02:36 AM

Drastic changes in South American forest vegetation occurred, leading to the rise of today's Amazon rainforest when the asteroid that ended the dinosaur age struck the Earth.

Travel Restrictions Relaxed For COVID-19 Vaccinated Persons

04.02.2021 21:52 PM

The US Centers for Disease Control and Protection updated its guidance, easing travel restrictions for fully vaccinated people due to the FDA-approved vaccines' high efficacy rate.

April Fools’ Day 2021: AI Program Tasked to Generate Funny, Uproarious Gags

04.01.2021 03:39 AM

An artificial intelligence expert toyed around with a complex AI algorithm to generate the funniest pranks in time for April Fools' Day.

Uranus First-Ever X-Ray Emission Detected, Scientists Studying Its Origin

04.01.2021 00:09 AM

Astronomers are determining the cause of X-Rays emitted for the first time from Uranus. With its sideways rotation and not having a real surface, Uranus might seem to be the weirdest planet in the solar system.

Scientists Discover Technology That Could Detect Human DNA From the Air

04.01.2021 00:01 AM

A British study shows a potential breakthrough in forensics with the ability to detect human DNA from the air.

Drinking Wine Leads to Lesser Risk of Cataract Surgery, British Study Says

03.31.2021 08:51 AM

A British study links alcohol consumption to a lower risk of cataract surgery. Drinking 14 units of alcohol a week, specifically red wine, could lead to a lesser chance of having a cataract, findings from a new British study reveals.

Hotter Mantle Caused Enormous “Water World” in Ancient Earth

03.31.2021 05:31 AM

A new study revealed that a hot mantle in the early Archean epoch might have led to an enormous ocean that covered the Earth.

SpaceX’s All-Civilian Inspiration 4 Crew Prepares for September Lift-Off

03.31.2021 02:59 AM

Meet the four members of SpaceX's all-civilian Inspiration 4 crew set for lift-off in September this year.

Climate Change Causes Cherry Blossoms To Peak Earliest in 1,200 Years

03.31.2021 00:25 AM

Cherry blossoms went into full bloom at their earliest in 1,200 years, and scientists say it is due to climate change.

Initial WHO-China Report Offers Nothing Substantial on COVID-19 Origins, May Take Years to Complete

03.30.2021 21:25 PM

A report released by a joint team of scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO) and China shows little concrete proof on how the COVID-19 pandemic started.

Mummified Parrots and Mucaws With Beaks Open, Tongues Out Puzzles Anthropologists

03.30.2021 07:24 AM

Mummified birds found in the Andes region in South America remain a mystery to anthropologists. Ancient Americans brought exotic birds to the Andes and mummified them with their mouths open, anthropologists in Chile revealed.

Previously Unidentified Galaxy Clusters Discovered Passing Thru Sea of Hot Gas

03.30.2021 06:30 AM

MIT astronomers discovered previously overlooked galaxy clusters that previous studies identified as merely a part of a single bright galaxy.

Hubble Shows Breathtaking Images of Veil Nebula Using New Processing Techniques

03.30.2021 02:28 AM

NASA released images from the Hubble Space Telescope showing breathtaking images of the Veil Nebula and its delicate threads of ionized gas.

Bird Flu Outbreak: Authorities to Place 1-km Restriction Zone in Cheshire, England

03.29.2021 22:58 PM

Authorities placed a 1-km restriction zone in Cheshire. England after a bird flu outbreak in a local poultry farm.

NASA’s Psyche Mission Achieves Key Milestone With Arrival of Key Component

03.29.2021 21:12 PM

NASA's Psyche Mission achieved a key milestone with the arrival of a key component at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory ahead of the asteroid-targeted spacecraft's targeted August 2022 launch.

Golden Retriever Mom Helps Save Puppy Pinned Underneath Boulder for 20 hours

03.27.2021 00:55 AM

A golden retriever mom saved the day as she tracked the whereabouts of her missing puppy pinned underneath a boulder in Wyoming County in Pennsylvania.

Indian Businessman Buys Land on the Moon as a Gift for Infant Son

03.26.2021 22:29 PM

An Indian businessman continued a local trend of buying land on the Moon, which he did for his newborn son.

NASA Offers Award for Ideas on Nutritious, Delicious Space Food System for Interplanetary Travel

03.26.2021 21:18 PM

NASA food scientists seek an ideal space food system that will offer delicious and nutritious meals for astronauts in long-duration interplanetary missions.

Researchers Discover Secret Behind Whiteflies’ Invincibility: A Stolen Plant Gene

03.26.2021 07:40 AM

Researchers reveal that whiteflies' incredible invincibility in farm infestations is due to a stolen plant gene.

Pfizer, BioNTech, Moderna Vaccines Provide Increased Immunity for New Mothers and Their Babies

03.26.2021 01:59 AM

Research showed that pregnant and lactating mothers have better protection against COVID-19 with antibodies they can pass on to their newborns.

Men Taking PDE-5 Inhibitors to Treat Erectile Dysfunction Have Lower Risk of Heart Disease

03.25.2021 11:05 AM

Men with stable coronary artery disease taking PDE-5 inhibitors, such as Viagra, gain a worthwhile perk, which is a lower risk of subsequent heart problems, a study revealed.

Moon Bears Rescued from Horrific Bear Bile Farming Trade Will Receive the Best Care

03.25.2021 07:49 AM

Two moon bears or Asiatic Black Bears were rescued from a horrific, illegal bile farming operation in Vietnam.

US Microbiologists See Limited SARS-CoV-2 Mutations, Need Funds to Stop New Infections

03.25.2021 04:53 AM

US microbiologists are seeing a drop in new adaptations of the SARS-CoV-2 variants that should lead to a slowdown of fresh mutations.

Massive 600kg Dromornis Extinct Bird Had Large Skull, With Very Little Space for a Brain

03.25.2021 01:54 AM

Researchers from Flinders University in Australia discovered through a fossil CT scan that the skull of the large extinct Dromornis stirtoni had a large skull with very little space for a brain.

Novel Thermometer Leads to Quantum Leap in Future Computing, Thermodynamics

03.24.2021 08:10 AM

Researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden developed a novel thermometer seen to revolutionize quantum computing and thermodynamics.