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Published Dec 25th, 2023 5:19PM EST Image: Vadimsadovski / Adobe New reports have surfaced that suggest the United States and Japan are currently in talks to include a Japanese astronaut on a future Artemis mission. The U.S.-led exploration program would act as a stepping stone for Japan’s first moon astronaut, giving Japan a huge leap...

Published December 22, 2023 6 min read While the holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year, they can also be one of the most stressful—especially for the heart. Along with traveling, family time, and festivities, the celebrations are also linked with an increase in heart attacks, strokes, and irregular heart rhythms. This...

The hedgehog family tree is ending 2023 by getting a few more branches. A study published December 21 in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society identified five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs native to Southeast Asia that were found with the help of some DNA analysis and some decades-old museum specimens. [Related: Why Danish...

Frogs are well known for their sticky, whip-like tongues, lumpy warts, and the colorful, poisonous skin covering some species. One group of frogs in Southeast Asia has another distinguishing feature–fangs. Scientists recently discovered a new species of fanged frog that uses these bony jaws jutting out of their lower jawbone to fight with other frogs...

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft accomplished yet another historic communications achievement less than a month after successfully firing its “first light” laser data transmission. On December 11, the onboard Deep Space Optical Communications array’s flight laser transceiver sent an “ultra-high definition” video clip approximately 19 million miles back to Earth—a new record not just for transmission, but...

For decades, the average triple-A video game retailed for $60. That finally changed this console generation, as many publishers started bumping the price of their games to $70. One of the few publishers that has resisted this price hike is Nintendo, which has only charged an extra $10 for a single game to date. According...

December 12, 2023 4 min read Researchers say the primary “wet-bulb temperature” method for measuring dangerous heat underestimates deaths, particularly among elderly and health-compromised individuals By Daniel Cusick & E&E News A man cools off in a public fountain in Colmar, eastern France, on August 21, 2023, as France experiences a late summer heatwave. CLIMATEWIRE...

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered an 800-year-old healing bowl meant to protect against animal bites during excavations in an Artuqid period castle. The bowl was found within a terracotta water pipe at the site of Hasankeyf, an ancient settlement dating back about 12,000 years, Zekai Erdal , an archaeology professor at Mardin Artuklu University in...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 3D images of the human tongue have revealed that the surface of our tongues are unique to each of us, new findings suggest. The results offer an unprecedented insight into the biological make-up of our tongue’s surface and how our sense of taste and touch differ from person to person. The...

If Geert Wilders’s party can form government, it could restrict international students and scrap key climate policies…Read whole article here