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Swappable Jizai Arms bring new meaning to “Could you lend me a hand?”

Created by a team of scientists at the University of Tokyo the Jizai Arms take their name from the traditional Japanese "Jizai Okimono" articulated animal figurines

Stratolaunch successfully releases test vehicle ahead of hypersonic flights

Sporting two side-by-side fuselages, six Boeing 747 engines, 28 wheels & wings that stretch 117m from tip to tip the Roc is the world's largest aircraft by wingspan

A Florida man living underwater won’t resurface even after breaking the record

The previous record of 73 days, two hours and 34 minutes was set by two Tennessee professors at the same location in 2014

Next-level CRISPR gene editing: No viruses required

Researchers have added another tool to the gene-editing toolbox after discovering a new way of using the technology

Captura facility could remove gigatons of carbon dioxide from the ocean

The carbon clean-up will be achieved through the company's patented electrodialysis process, dubbed Direct Ocean Capture (DOC)

The ghosts of California’s most utopian experiments live in the remains of communes

As you slow to a crawl, a couple of chimney stacks come into view, the final remnants of a large building a few feet from the road’s shoulder

A scientist says he’s solved the Bermuda Triangle, just like that

Pretty simple, actually

Fossils in Greece suggest human ancestors evolved in Europe, not Africa

By inspecting the jaws of the ancient European ape they suggested that humanity’s forebearers may have evolved in Europe before migrating to Africa

NASA power hack extends 45-year Voyager 2 mission even longer

The interstellar traveler is gradually losing power, but a clever tweak means it can continue running all of its scientific instruments

Mystery Chinese spacecraft returns to Earth after 276 days

In 2021 what may have been a similar spacecraft flew to the edge of space & returned to Earth on the same day in a mission that was also kept largely under wraps

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