Science Now

Imagine teeny tiny bristle-bots that flow through your bloodstream, targeting specific cells for treatment. Azadeh Ansari not only imagined them but created them as well, making them move their ant-sized bodies to the “music.”

Our supermassive black hole flickers from time to time, lighting up the Milky Way like a birthday cake. Science is all over this, as the investigation of black holes can reveal the mysteries of the universe. But is our black hole trying to tell us something? We will find out, one flickering image at a time…

Ebola was, until yesterday, one of the most feared harbingers of terror the modern world has known. However, two new Ebola drugs proved so successful, starting today, it is not an incurable disease anymore. While science has a lot to work from now on, this unforgivable curse and death sentence are history.

NASA’s TESS announced it found a Super-Earth planet orbiting a dwarf quiet star in the Hydra constellation. The twist? It may be habitable and it is close to home! By close we mean it is only 31 light-years away from us and by habitable we mean it may very well have the right conditions to support life. You know what they say: if the aliens don’t come to the mountain, the mountain goes to the aliens!

Facebook and mind-reading tech are not news. The twist of the day is that science managed to translate speech intent into text, pushing brain reading a step further. The whole research gives the Facebook status question “What’s on your mind?” a bit of a creepy edge.

Gravity (and childhood) seem to be the major causes of non-fatal brain injuries in kids and teens, a new study shows and we have some mixed feelings about it. Well, parents, teachers, and authorities should supervise the situation and prevent injuries, that’s for sure.