2015 July Archive | Fortunes Treasure

NASA spacecraft shows Pluto wrapped in haze, ice flows

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A stunning silhouette of Pluto taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft after it shot past the icy orb last week show an extensive layer of atmospheric haze, while close-up pictures of the ground reveal flows of nitrogen ice, scientists said on Friday.

Scientists control mouse brain by remote control

Scientists have successfully altered the neural networks of laboratory mice using a wireless controller; allowing them to study the effects of neural stimulation without invasive procedures and without test subjects tethered by wires.

Disabled Ship Towed into Port of Djibouti

Operation Atalanta warships assist stricken Italian merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden Italian merchant vessel MV Altinia was towed into the Port of Djibouti

Nile Collision Death Toll Rises to 31

The death toll from a boat collision on Egypt's Nile river Wednesday has risen to 31, a ministry of health spokesperson told Reuters on Friday. The accident occurred on the Nile near Giza,

21 Dead as Cargo Ship Hits Party Boat North of Cairo

Egypt's health ministry said that the death toll from a collision of a cargo ship with a boat carrying people celebrating an engagement, on the Nile the night before has risen to 21,

Unmanned Delta rocket blasts off with U.S. military satellite

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - An upgraded Delta 4 rocket delivered a $445 million U.S. military communications satellite into orbit on Thursday, the seventh member of a planned network of 10 satellites.

Astronomers discover most Earth-like planet yet

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A planet believed to be remarkably similar to Earth has been discovered orbiting a distant sun-like star, bolstering hopes of finding life elsewhere in the universe, U.S. scientists said on Thursday.

New crew arrives at space station after two-month delay

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying three new crew for the International Space Station arrived at the orbital outpost on Wednesday after a two-month launch delay, a NASA TV broadcast showed.

Bionic hand uses smart wires to mimic muscle fibers

Engineers in Germany have built a biologically inspired artificial hand with muscles made from bundles of 'smart' wires. An electric charge is all that's needed to make these wires tense or relax, meaning the hand can operate without the bulky and cumb...

Plant ‘milkers’ seek molecules for medicines and make-up

LARONXE, France (Reuters) - A quiet village in eastern France is home to an unusual greenhouse.

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