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Scientists have long predicted the construction of small robots capable of navigating environments that are accessible or too dangerous for humans – but finding ways to keep and move them is impossible too. reach. A team from the University of Southern California has now made a breakthrough, building an 88-milligram …

Doctors checking comatose COVID-19 patients for signs of a stroke instead of a new indication on how coronavirus can damage the lungs Due to LAURAN NEERGAARD ​​AP Medical writer 19 August 2020, 16:03 hours 4 min reading Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article A doctor who checks comatose COVID-19 …

Scientists are watching a growing “dent” in the Earth’s magnetic field across a swath of the Atlantic Ocean that stretches from South Africa to the west in Brazil. In this zone, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly, the magnetic field – the invisible shield that protects the planet from radiation …

If it’s a day ending in -y, researchers are likely to argue about the origin of the mysterious interstellar object ‘Oumuamua’. A newly published study in The Astrophysical Journal Letters has put the kibosh on the idea that ‘Oumuamua is made from molecular hydrogen ice, an idea first proposed in …

It was at midnight, hours after his seizure of gunpoint by soldiers in the capital of Mali, when Ibrahim Boubacar Keita eventually appeared on national television. “At this very moment, as I thank the Malian people for their support over these long years and the warmth of their grace, I …