EXCLUSIVE: Inflatable Space Bag May Help Scientists Capture and Mine Metal-Rich Asteroids

by:Rhodilee Jean A. Dolor A California-based startup is eyeing to use an inflatable bag to catch asteroids and clean up garbage in space. TransAstra, a company founded by an aerospace engineer who taught at...

Animal kingdom’s most powerful puncher generates a ‘phononic shield’ to protect itself

The mantis shrimp’s club uses a built-in vibration shield that filters out damaging shock waves to enable it to strike with bullet-like force without breaking. Mantis shrimps pack a powerful punch — and...

Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA may be embedded in his art — and scientists think they’ve managed to extract some

In a first, scientists have extracted DNA from a Renaissance-era drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, but they can’t be sure that the genetic material belongs to the Italian polymath. Scientists say...