The LOFTID mission tested a novel approach to guiding spacecraft through the extreme heat of returning from orbit, which could be used to put people on Mars.
Tag: Research
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An Ivory Comb With an Ancient Message: Get Rid of Beard Lice.
Archaeologists in Israel unearthed a tiny ivory comb inscribed with the oldest known sentence written in an alphabet that evolved into one we use today.
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Sometimes This Octopus Is So Mad It Just Wants to Throw Something
A study finds that the gloomy octopus — its real name — is in the small club of animals that toss things at other members of their own species.
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Do Concussions Cause CTE? Sports Doctors and Scientists Disagree.
As another major medical institution acknowledged the link between concussions and C.T.E., a group of scientists who guide many of sports’ top governing organizations dismissed the research at its conference.
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Brain Stimulation Could Limit the Urge to Binge Eat, Study Says
A small study demonstrated that deep brain stimulation, used for people with Parkinson’s disease, can limit an urge to overeat.