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These formations similar to the Red Planet’s “spiders” appeared within Martian soil simulant during experiments in JPL’s DUSTIE chamber. Carbon dioxide ice frozen within the simulant was warmed by a heater below, turning it back into gas that eventually cracked through the frozen top layer and formed a plume. NASA scientists have successfully replicated spider-like shapes found on the surface …

https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.666.0_en.html#goog_379622011 Rich countries have several hundred million doses of vaccines that could help fight an mpox outbreak in Africa, where donated shots fall far short of what is needed, according to a Reuters tally of public statements, documents and estimates from non-governmental organizations. The shots have been stockpiled for years by countries such as Japan, the United States and Canada …

On social media, health-related misinformation pops up as relentlessly as furry heads in a game of whack-a-mole. In recent years, posts have claimed that ginger can be “10,000 (times) more effective(opens in a new tab)” at killing cancer than chemotherapy, that fluoridated water provides “no benefits, only risks(opens in a new tab),” and that the measles vaccine is “more dangerous(opens in …

Primary and acute care providers, highly trained professionals who are adept at using up-to-date technology to help look after patients, still rely heavily on a distinctly 20th-century device: the fax machine. “It’s 2024. We’re digitally connected in pretty much all other aspects of our lives. Why not for something as important as our health and wellness?” said Dr. Rashaad Bhyat, …

Saskatchewan’s overdose crisis is tragically on par with last year’s record breaking total, with more than 200 people having lost their lives to accidental overdoses in the first seven months of the year. From Jan. 1 to July 31, 229 people have died as a result of drug toxicity in Saskatchewan. Of those, 104 have been conclusively proven to be …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A daredevil billionaire rocketed back into orbit Tuesday, aiming to perform the first private spacewalk and venture farther than anyone since NASA’s Apollo moonshots. Unlike his previous chartered flight, tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman shared the cost with SpaceX this time around, which included developing and testing brand new spacesuits to see how they’ll hold up in …

U.S. Nearly 1 in 10 moms regret the name they chose for their baby, according to survey UIn 2022, Kylie Jenner gave birth to her second baby, a son named Wolf — and then famously changed his name to Aire. Jenner revealed that she felt pressured to sign the birth certificate and chose the name in haste, instantly regretting it. …