China achieved a historic feat by bringing back the first-ever sample from the lunar far side[1] in June 2024. It’s moon lander, Chang'e 6[2], used a robotic scoop and drill to collect approximately 5 pounds (2 kilograms) of rocks and soil. These samples came back to Earth on June 25, 2024.
Chang'e 6 built off the accomplishments of two...
Elon Musk recently pronounced[1] that the next Neuralink project will be a “Blindsight” cortical implant to restore vision: “Resolution will be low at first, like early Nintendo graphics, but ultimately may exceed normal human vision.”
Unfortunately, this claim rests on the fallacy that neurons in the brain are like pixels on a screen...
Summer 2024’s record heat[1] is creating problems for transportation infrastructure, from roads to rails.
New York’s Third Avenue Bridge, which swings open for ship traffic on the Harlem River, was stuck for hours[2] after its metal expanded in the heat and it couldn’t close. Roads have buckled on hot days in several states, including ...