Death has no cure. But thanks to scientific breakthroughs, from anti-aging drugs and 3D printing to artificial intelligence and cryonics, we’re closer than ever to finding one. Studies have shown that new drugs like rapamycin can increase the lifespan of mice by up to 60%. And they will likely have a similar effect in humans.
Month: December 2022
San Francisco is facing its highest office vacancy rate since 1993. Commercial real estate firm CBRE said in a recent report that 27.1 million square feet of a total of 90 million square feet is currently vacant. “The issue started with the pandemic,” said Colin Yasukochi, CBRE’s executive director at its Tech Insights Center. ”Prior to
3M has promised to stop making and using harmful “forever chemicals” across its product portfolio by the end of 2025, with the manufacturing giant admitting growing regulatory, consumer and investor concerns over the use of such substances have “increasingly weighed on our business results in recent years.” Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used
New video from NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover chronicles major milestones during the final minutes of its entry, descent and landing (EDL) on the Red Planet on Feb. 18 as the spacecraft plummeted, parachuted, and rocketed toward the surface of Mars. From the moment of parachute inflation, the camera system covers the entirety of the
Late January and early February are the anniversaries of two of the most disastrous events in the history of spaceflight. What did we learn from these events, and how do we move forward? Hosted by: Hank Green ———- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters — we couldn’t make SciShow without them! Shout out
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The latest weather forecast said that people in Chicago could expect rain and colder weather starting Friday, which could continue until next week. The much-awaited New Year’s Eve is in the air, and many people in the United States have come up with plans to celebrate the end of the year. The early weeks of
When we find electric vehicles for this weekly column on China’s bottomless pit of a shopping megasite Alibaba, we generally look for something that looks weird, fun or at least remotely useful. This week I’d say we nailed the first two. I’m not quite sure what to call this thing, so I guess I’ll have
The FTX logo on a laptop screen. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg via Getty Images Japanese FTX users will be able to start moving their funds out of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange starting in February, according to a statement from the company’s Japan subsidiary. FTX Japan said Thursday it was developing a system to resume withdrawals
The S & P 500 will wrap up the fourth quarter this week and is on track to gain about 5.5% over the three-month period from October through December, as of the close on Wednesday, Dec. 28. The positive performance represents the only quarter of gains in 2022, breaking what had been the longest losing
The once high flying tech sector has endured a heavy selloff this year amid concerns that the sector’s growth could be curtailed by rising interest rates. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is down more than 14%. Chris Hondros | Newsmakers | Getty Images A lot has changed in technology since the dot-com boom and bust. The
WASHINGTON — SpaceX capped off the busiest year in its two-decade history Dec. 30 with a Falcon 9 launch of a commercial Israeli imaging satellite. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 2:38 a.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket’s first stage, flying its 11th mission,
According to the latest weather forecast, milder weather conditions could unfold in New York City as many prepare for the much-awaited New Year’s at midnight and 2023. The weather conditions at the beginning of December 2023 have been challenging for many Americans. (Photo : by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)Times Square on December 31, 2021 in
Polestar (PSNY) has been executing all year, and according to CEO Thomas Ingenlath, the hard work is paying off – the company just surpassed its electric vehicle delivery goal for 2022. Polestar hits 50,000 electric vehicle delivery goal If you’re seeing more Polestar EVs on the road, it’s not just you. The automaker has been
Author’s note: These insights are derived from roundtable discussions held in April and May through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Capital Equipment Coalition North America initiative — a multi-stakeholder effort to reduce the environmental footprint of durable goods through information sharing and collaboration. As more companies explore and implement circular business models, such as
In this article BTC.CM= ETH.CM= DOGE.CM= SOL.CM= FTT.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Solana logo displayed on a phone screen and representation of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on August 21, 2021. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Solana was touted as the cryptocurrency that would challenge
HELSINKI — China is aiming to grow cooperation with emerging space nations including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Space was named as one of a number of priority areas for the next three to five years during the first China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit held in Riyadh earlier this month. “China stands ready
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