Новости за 06.12.2023

The US Space Force is launching its mysterious X-37B space plane on 10 December atop a Falcon Heavy rocket for what will probably be its highest and longest flight yet

I have been revisiting the Unruh effect, a beautiful, strange concept that describes quantum field theory in curved-space time, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

It has been over 100 years since the US began protecting its places of antiquity, such as Colorado's ancient cliff dwellings, from development, but they remain vulnerable to politics, says archaeologist Rachel Morgan

Much of the world pledged to triple renewable energy this decade – except some of the biggest emitters – and ambitious climate mitigation goals have been set without clear funding

Coffee aficionados often add a drop of water to their beans before grinding – now scientists have shown that this leads to less mess and a more flavourful espresso

The Gemini artificial intelligence comes in a variety of sizes, with Google saying its mid-range version will be incorporated into its Bard chatbot and available to the public from today

Royal Society of Chemistry analysis reveals persistent underrepresentation within the chemical sciences

A painkilling nasal spray was better at relieving people's discomfort when it caused a mild burning sensation, possibly due to the placebo effect

The Australian Space Agency is working on plans for its first moon rover, which will fly on an Artemis mission later this decade – and it has already chosen a name

A new technique identifies blood markers for organ-specific aging and related illnesses—but it’s a long way from the clinic

Alterations that help messenger RNA persist in living cells can trip up protein synthesis

Solution helps to explain the mystery of why common mineral won’t crystallise in the lab

More diverse patient pool and faster translation of results are cancer surgeon’s top priorities

Articles by doctors and historians will wrestle with the journal’s involvement in perpetuating racism and bias in medicine

Researchers expect other journals, societies to adopt similar restrictions