The Future of Space Travel: Rethinking Elevation

Number of words: 943 Perhaps the biggest hurdle to humankind’s expansion throughout the solar system is the prohibitive cost of escaping Earth’s gravitational pull. So say Zephyr Penoyre from the University of Cambridge in the UK and Emily Sandford at Columbia University in New York. The problem is that rocket engines work by jettisoning mass … Read more

The Connection Between Neurons and Memory Loss

Number of words: 618 This work suggested that memories might fade more rapidly as we age because memory is encoded by fewer neurons, and if any of these neurons fail, the memory is lost. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay) Washington: Researchers have identified the neural processes that make some memories fade rapidly while other memories persist over time. Using … Read more

The Fine Line Between Success and Failure

Number of words: 242 Perseverance and leadership skills, of course. What is less obvious – and much less boring – is what the speaker neglected to mention: that those traits are likely to be the charecterstics of extremely unsuccessful people, too. Think about it, Denrell observed afterwards. ‘Incurring large losses requires both persistence….and the ability … Read more