A Nigerian neuroscientist has invented a neurotechnology device merging lab-grown neurons with electronic circuitry, one of whose potential uses is sniffing out explosives, which might just speed up those airport security checks (AFP Photo/JIM WATSON) More Arusha (Tanzania) (AFP) – Nigerian neuroscientist Oshiorenoya Agabi may have found a way to […]
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WASHINGTON — NASA’s Johnson Space Center will be closed through Aug. 28, and perhaps longer, as the city of Houston reels from unprecedented flooding caused by the former Hurricane Harvey. The center announced Aug. 27 that it was closed to all but mission essential personnel and would remain closed through […]
On Sept. 1, 2017 one of the largest Near-Earth Asteroids ever detected, will pass by our planet. It’s named Florence after Florence Nightingale and will be visible in the night sky, through small telescopes Watch TV shows, movies and more on Yahoo View, available now on iOS and Android. About […]
In this 2005 photo provided by the USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council, farmer Roy Kopf harvests chickpeas, east of Pullman, Wash. Changing consumer tastes for healthy high protein food are driving a boom in the demand for crops like chickpeas and lentils and some farmers, faced with the lowest […]
View photos Partially paralysed dog Lulu receives acupuncture treatment at a Shanghai clinic which provides owners an alternative to putting down the beloved family dog or cat, the typical fate of pets immobilised by severe spinal and nervous-system injuries (AFP Photo/CHANDAN KHANNA) More Shanghai (AFP) – Looking like a furry […]
Imagine meat that comes not from a livestock farm or brutal poultry factory, but is genetically engineered to grow in a laboratory without actually killing animals. It sounds far-fetched, but Cargill Inc (the biggest privately held company in the country) is joining Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) founder Bill Gates as […]
The 3.5 metre (11ft) pregnant ichthyosaur lived at the time of the earliest dinosaurs during the early Jurassic period. Scientists said the incomplete embryo was less than seven centimetres long and consisted of preserved vertebrae, a forefin, ribs and a few other bones. There was evidence the foetus was still […]
High salt intake is associated with a doubled risk of heart failure, according to a 12-year study in more than 4,000 people.