Nasa scientists reveal the impressive results from early tests of the samples from the 4.5-billion-year-old Bennu asteroid.
The US space agency has been showcasing the results from early tests of materials collected from the Bennu asteroid, and there is evidence of high-carbon content and water.
It comes as the US space agency & SpaceX announce the delay of the Psyche mission launch due to bad weather.
A monkey has survived two years with a pig’s kidney in what’s being called a “major medical advancement”. Scientists, led by experts from biotechnology company eGenesis, and Harvard Medical School in the US, transplanted kidneys from genetically modified Yucatan miniature pigs into macaque monkeys.
There’s been a bionic hand breakthrough which could be ‘life-changing’ for amputees. Researchers have built technology that allows prosthetic limbs to connect to the nervous system via electrodes.
And the rest
London’s Tower Bridge engineers replace critical components, people with early Alzheimer’s disease ‘have difficulty turning when walking’, and an amateur astronomer helps capture first-ever afterglow of a huge planetary collision.
Plus, how female frogs can go to extreme lengths to avoid unwanted suitors.
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