Tuesday, 25 May 2021

A blind man can make out objects again after an optogenetics treatment

A blind man can make out objects again after an optogenetics treatment

Researchers are trying to genetically re-engineer people’s retinas to restore vision.

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Village on partly terraformed Mars by Nuno Fontarra

Village on partly terraformed Mars by Nuno Fontarra

Eventually Mars won't be only domed cities and underground bunkers. It will be a live planet with towns and villages. Picture of the Day 23/05/2021 - a view of what could be a village on a partly terraformed Mars by Portuguese architect Nuno Fontarra.

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A race against time to replace aging military weather satellites

A race against time to replace aging military weather satellites

The U.S. Defense Department may finally be on track to replace its aging polar-orbiting weather satellites more than a decade after pulling the plug on an ill-fated effort to cram civil and military requirements into a single system.

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Invasive species costing Africa $3.66 tn a year: study

Invasive species costing Africa $3.66 tn a year: study

Invasive species introduced by human activity are costing African agriculture some $3.66 trillion every year—around 1.5 times the combined gross domestic product of all African countries—new research showed Thursday.

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