Humans

Lockheed Martin unveils reusable water-powered Mars lander

Australia - Muslimchronicle

A reusable, water-powered Mars lander that will allow humans to explore the Red Planet from an orbiting ‘base camp’ as early as the 2030s was unveiled Friday by US defense giant Lockheed Martin. Governments and private firms are collaborating on projects to send humans to new frontiers, with NASA planning missions next decade into the space between Earth and theRead more

No bird-brain here: Ravens can plan ahead

MIAMI - AFP

Long admired for their intelligence, ravens are now known to be able to plan ahead, a skill previously thought to belong only to humans and great apes, said a study Thursday. Researchers put the birds through a series of tests and learned that ravens could remember key information for a future task, said the report in the journal Science. EvenRead more

Antibiotic-free meat gets a foothold in US

New York - AFP

Facing pressure from environmentalists and shareholder activists, major US food companies and restaurant chains are moving to limit antibiotics in farm animals raised for meat. Last month, Tyson Foods announced a "no antibiotics ever" pledge for all Tyson-branded chicken products, building on an earlier promise to restrict drug use on broiler chickens. Analysts see the latest Tyson announcement as furtherRead more

Study: Immune-matched Stem Cells Prevent Rejection of Retinal Transplants in Animals

Tokyo - QNA

Stem cell-based transplantation approaches hold great potential for treating a wide range of eye diseases, but progress has been limited by concerns about cost, safety, and effectiveness. In two related studies published RECENTLY in Stem Cell Reports, the journal of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), scientists in Japan overcame a part of these concerns by demonstrating theRead more

Spread of Human disease from animals mapped

London - QNA

Scientists say they have developed a better way to predict how animal diseases can spill over into humans. Their model for Lassa fever, which is spread by rats, predicts that there will be twice as many human cases of the disease in Africa by 2070. The method can be applied to other disease threats such as Ebola and Zika,Read more