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In the science-fiction series Dune, the desert-dwelling Fremen of the arid planet Arrakis recycle their body’s moisture using specially designed outfits called stillsuits. Inspired by such imaginings, a new prototype …
A Dune-inspired spacesuit turns astronaut pee into drinking water Read More
In real life, laws are broken all the time. Besides your everyday criminals, there are scammers and fraudsters, politicians and mobsters, corporations and nations that regard laws as suggestions rather …
The second law of thermodynamics underlies nearly everything. But is it inviolable? Read More
People with advanced cancers often feel like their bodies are wasting away. That’s because of cachexia, a condition in which impaired metabolism leads to muscle wasting and drastic weight loss …
Stopping cachexia at its source could reverse wasting from cancer Read More
A chemical element that’s not even in H2O — sulfur — is the reason Earth first got its water, a new study finds, bolstering a similar claim made a year …
Sulfur was key to the first water on Earth Read More
Forever chemicals are everywhere. They’re in school uniforms, food packaging, cosmetics and personal care products (SNE: 11/18/22; SN: 6/4/19; SN: 6/15/21). They seep into our food and drinking water. And …
Some ‘forever chemicals’ may be absorbed through our skin Read More
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tightened rabies regulations for dogs coming into the country. The new regulations, which went into effect August 1, come as the temporary …
The CDC has tightened rabies regulations for imported dogs. Here’s why Read More
Jupiter’s signature feature — its Great Red Spot — might not be the same dark spot seen on the giant planet more than three centuries ago. From 1665 to 1713, …
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may be less than 200 years old Read More
Black holes can’t be formed from pure light. Quantum physics would curb their creation under any foreseeable conditions, a new study suggests. Typically, matter is responsible for black holes. They’re …
A black hole made from pure light is impossible, thanks to quantum physics Read More
An ancient Egyptian mummy, dubbed the “Screaming Woman” for what appears to be an open-mouthed look of pain or fear, might have had that expression fixed in place by a …
An Egyptian mummy’s silent ‘scream’ might have been fixed at death Read More
In planet formation, as in poker, you have to play the hand you’re dealt. If an Earthlike planet is the goal, the best starting hand might contain three to eight …
A planet needs to start with a lot of water to become like Earth Read More