NASA knew the Boeing Starliner was leaking before launch but believed it was too small to pose a threat, leaving astronauts stuck at the ISS: reports

NASA and Boeing executives knew before launch that their Starliner rocket was leaking, but believed it was too small to pose a threat — as two astronauts are now stuck on the International Space Station because of the problem, new reports say. Officials found a helium leak on the troubled Starliner before its June 5 … Read more

I am a scientist and I believed that plants are CONSCIOUS

Plants have been observed interacting with the environment in ways that scientists claim are conscious. Paco Calvo, a professor at the University of Murcia in Spain, has been researching plant intelligence and problem solving for years. He found that the mimosa “seems to learn from experience” when it stops folding. “In psychology that is the … Read more