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MIT Scientists Create Device That Might Make Insulin Injections Obsolete Someday
MIT scientists might be one step closer to making insulin injections a thing of the past. In a new study this week, they’ve shown that it’s possible to implant a medical device inside mice that produces its own supply of insulin for up to a month. More research will be needed before this technology would…
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Who Invented Kissing? Ancient Mesopotamian Texts May Be Oldest Record of Smooches
Couples in Mesopotamia could have been the first ones smooching as we know it. Research analysing written records from the area reveals that people in the Cradle of Civilisation could have participated in the oldest recorded acts of kissing.
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SpaceX Competitor Rocket Lab Suffers Mission Failure During Satellite Launch
Rocket Lab’s 41st mission, named “We Will Never Desert You,” ended in failure after its Electron rocket suffered an unspecified anomaly two and a half minutes after launch. The company’s two-stage launch vehicle lifted off on Tuesday at 2:55 a.m. ET from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, carrying a radar imaging satellite by Capella…
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Working Remotely Could Cut Worker Emissions in Half, Study Says
The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 ushered in a new era of working. Office spaces and other indoor collective areas had to shut down as the world attempted to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. Workers did their duties remotely from home offices. And though the initial transition was challenging for some workers, the change…