3D-printed penises could be used to cure erectile dysfunction, scientists say. In a study published March 4 in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, researchers 3D-printed a model penis using a special type of hydrogel that successfully became erect just like […]
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The patients: A 59-year-old man (patient one) and a 64-year-old man (patient two) in Rochester, New York The symptoms: Patient one was initially admitted to the hospital for respiratory failure after experiencing various symptoms, including a sore throat, difficulty swallowing
Debris from SpaceX Starship flight 8 explosion streaks across Bahamas night sky – YouTube Watch On SpaceX’s Starship has dramatically exploded mid-flight, leaving smears of confetti-like wreckage across the sky as its remains tumbled back to Earth. The fireball triggered
Elephants are Earth’s largest land mammals, and with their trunks, tusks and giant ears, they’re among the most recognizable and iconic animals alive today. Known for their extraordinary intelligence, elephants are recognized as some of the world’s most empathic creatures,
Scientists in Australia have discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater thanks to pristine structures created by the blast in the rock. Hidden away in the country’s outback, the crater is a whopping 3.47 billion years old, according to
The ancient Mesopotamians created a massive, sophisticated network of canals to water their crops more than 3,000 years ago, a new study has revealed. Researchers found thousands of ancient irrigation canals up to 5.6 miles (9 kilometers) long carved into
Actions taken by the Trump administration have spurred changes at America’s major science agencies — and if worst comes to worst, these shifts may jeopardize our understanding of how the brain works and how to treat neurological conditions, experts told
You’re holding two wrinkly human brains, each dripping in formaldehyde. Look at one and then the other. Can you tell which brain is female and which is male? You can’t. Humanity has been hunting for sex-based differences in the brain
The skeleton of a child with both Neanderthal and modern-human features has been dated to around 28,000 years ago, according to new research that used a new chemical method to pull off the feat. The new dates, which range from
