Located in Antarctica, Concordia Station is home to scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) who are researching human adaptation to extreme environments. ADVERTISING Imagine living for months without daylight in a place with temperatures between -80 and -20 degrees Celsius and spending an entire year with only a small group of colleagues. If you’re […]
Surprising 150-year history of long-term treatment In 1874, a surgeon in South Australia transmitted wound care instructions to a patient 2,000 kilometres away. A few years later, in 1879, a letter in the medical journal The Lancet suggested that doctors use the telephone to avoid unnecessary patient visits. With the spread of the telephone and […]
Image: ©UniqueMotionGraphics | iStock Life on Mars? A new method could make Mars warmer and more life-friendly The study by scientists from the University of Chicago, Northwestern University and the University of Central Florida could potentially increase the temperature of Mars by more than 10 degrees Celsius, making it suitable for microbial life. Manufacturing Mars […]
