14-year-old to study biomedical engineering at Imperial after acing A-levels
Science & Space • 4 months ago
Homeschooled since the pandemic, Elias earned four A*s and an A and will begin university in September
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IAEA Says Radioactive Metal at Indonesian Site May Be Linked to Massive U.S. Shrimp Recall
Science & Space • 4 months ago
International Atomic Energy Agency says Cesium-137 was detected at a processing plant tied to millions of pounds of exported frozen shrimp; exporter has recalled more than 300 containers bound for the United States.
Scientists Say Roughly 90% of Earth's Species Remain Unknown, Driven by Tiny, Overlooked Organisms
Science & Space • 4 months ago
Researchers warn that the bulk of biodiversity — microscopic and small invertebrate life — remains undescribed, complicating efforts to protect ecosystems and understand planetary life
Putin and Xi Hot Mic Rekindles Debate Over Immortality as Scientists Pursue Life-Extension Technologies
Science & Space • 4 months ago
Claims of living to 150 prompt renewed scrutiny of organ transplants, gene editing, senolytics and other approaches — experts say dramatic lifespan gains remain unproven
Telescope images show growing tail on interstellar comet 3I-Atlas
Science & Space • 4 months ago
Gemini South observations reveal a widening coma and an extending tail as the visitor from another star approaches perihelion
Judge Allows Novel DNA Tests on Rootless Hair in Rex Heuermann Gilgo Beach Case
Science & Space • 4 months ago
A New York judge ruled the state’s forensic tests on hair shafts admissible after a Frye hearing, a decision prosecutors say could affect other cold-case investigations.
Chance encounter at CrimeCon and a whispered promise shaped family’s role in Idaho student murders case
Science & Space • 4 months ago
At a CrimeCon gathering, a forensics executive comforted a grieving mother; the meeting was later described as pivotal by participants at this year’s conference
First detailed footage of Captain Scott’s shipwreck reveals intact features and marine life colonisation
Science & Space • 4 months ago
New expedition records extensive imagery of the Terra Nova, the vessel that carried Robert Falcon Scott and later sank in 1943 off Greenland
Xi and Putin Caught on Hot Mic Discussing Biotech, Longevity and 'Immortality'
Science & Space • 4 months ago
A brief exchange during a Beijing military parade raised questions about how scientific advances in biotechnology factor into high-level political conversation.