TEL AVIV—Researchers have used brain cancer patients’ own cells in a form of 3D printing material to make a model of their tumor to test the efficacy of potential treatments before using them for real inside the body. The scientists extract “a chunk” of the tumor from the brain of a patient with glioblastoma—an aggressive…
Cancer Patients’ Own Cells Used in 3D Printed Tumors to Test Treatments
Nearby Planetary System May Have the Right Conditions to Host Life
Astronomers researched a planetary system only 35 light-years away that contains rocky exoplanets, and they found that it may have a planet in the habitable zone, the area around a star where conditions are suitable for liquid water to exist. Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, a team of astronomers studied…
Being Chased, Losing Your Teeth or Falling Down? What Science Says About Recurring Dreams
Having the same dream again and again is a well-known phenomenon—nearly two-thirds of the population report having recurring dreams. Being chased, finding yourself in the middle of a natural disaster, losing your teeth, or forgetting to go to class for an entire semester are typical recurring scenarios in these dreams. But where does the phenomenon…
Massive Alaska Quake Eyed as Cause for Sunken Ship’s Leak
JUNEAU, Alaska—A ship that sank off Kodiak Island four decades ago has started to leak diesel fuel, and a state official suspects ground shaking from last month’s massive magnitude 8.2 earthquake might be the reason. The vessel sank in 1989 in Womens Bay, “and it’s been resting there since,” Jade Gamble, the state’s on-scene spill…
Archaeologist Discovers Previously Unrecorded WWII Bunker at Base of Cliffs at Saunton Sands in UK
An archaeologist discovered a previously unrecorded WWII bunker—while eating fish and chips on the beach. David Etheridge noticed a concrete structure at the foot of the cliffs at Saunton Sands while on holiday in Devon. He set off to explore and realized it was part of a ruined bunker guarding the beach. Around 10,000 American…
Explainer: Why Haiti Is Prone to Devastating Earthquakes
Earthquakes have been wreaking havoc in Haiti since at least the 18th century, when the city of Port-au-Prince was destroyed twice in 19 years. Saturday’s powerful quake killed hundreds and injured thousands more. Eleven years earlier a temblor killed tens of thousands of people, if not hundreds of thousands. Haiti sits near the intersection of…
Musk Says Starship Orbital Stack to Be Ready for Flight in Few Weeks
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said on Saturday the first orbital stack of the Starship rocket should be ready for flight in the coming weeks, taking the unorthodox billionaire a step closer to his dream of orbital and then interplanetary travel. SpaceX in May successfully landed its Starship prototype, SN15, a reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle that…
Boeing Astronaut Capsule Grounded for Months by Valve Issue
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Boeing’s astronaut capsule is grounded for months and possibly even until next year because of a vexing valve problem. Boeing and NASA officials said Friday that the Starliner capsule will be removed from the top of its rocket and returned to its Kennedy Space Center hangar for more extensive repairs. Starliner was poised…
Park Service Pushes Back Against Licensing Georgia Spaceport
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The National Park Service is pushing back after a U.S. government report recommended approval of a launch pad for commercial rockets on the Georgia coast, saying a chance of explosive misfires over a federally protected island popular with tourists and campers poses an “unacceptable risk.” Camden County in Georgia’s coastal, southeast corner has spent…
Best Preserved Ice Age Animal Ever Found? Study Reveals Age of Lion Cubs From Siberian Permafrost
An international group of scientists are studying two well-preserved cave lion cubs found in Siberian permafrost. A professor of Centre for Palaeogenetics in Stockholm and one of the authors of a study on the cubs, Love Dalen, told CNN that one of them, a female lion nicknamed Sparta, “is probably the best preserved Ice Age…
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