The strange case of the missing Mars rock sample

Everything seemed to be working perfectly, but when the tube that was supposed to hold the material was opened, it was empty. Engineers are now trying to figure out what went wrong when the Perseverance rover tried to collect the first rock fragment. Everything seemed to be working fine, the U.S. space agency’s Perseverance rover … Read more

A functioning miniature heart the size of a sesame seed

The human heart is a particularly complex organ, but scientists have succeeded in creating a fully functioning miniature one using stem cells. Thanks to the use of new technologies, medical research is also making giant strides. For what, if we want to abandon scientific rigor for a moment, seem almost “miracles” performed by the hand … Read more