Antarctic bacteria share ‘life-support’ genes to survive extreme conditions
Antarctica is one of the driest, coldest places on Earth. Very little life survives its extremes. In the…
‘I love it. It’s hope’: the mysterious self-willed wildflower meadow that seeded itself | Biodiversity
Tucked away on a country lane, a small field bursts with yellow and pink flowers. Quail and whitethroats…
Trump to award Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II astronauts
President Donald J. Trump will present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to each member of NASA’s Artemis…
New PNG snake species named after Guns N’ Roses lead guitarist
A newly discovered species of snake has been named after the lead guitarist, Slash, of Guns N’ Roses.…
A round-trip Mars mission could last roughly three years, and a model based on bone-density data from 69 astronauts predicted that everyone following the longer mission profile would return with osteopenia, while roughly one-third could be at risk of osteoporosis.
No astronaut has returned from Mars with osteopenia. No human being has travelled to Mars at all. The…
30 dead after Guinea landfill collapse from torrential rain landslide
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Rescue mission canceled for NASA’s Swift space telescope
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory has been called off, dooming the telescope to…
Cosmic plasma was supposed to rule out dark photons. Simulations say otherwise
A major limit on dark photon dark matter may be far weaker because early-universe plasma stops absorbing energy…
Koala run over by e-bike in Brisbane
A koala has had a lucky escape after being run over by an e-bike on the side of…
Scientists Discover a Hidden Baobab Species in Madagascar
Researchers walk through a grove of large baobab trees in Madagascar. Credit: Nisa Karimi Genetic analysis has revealed…
A businessman bought a 23,000-acre Scottish sporting estate and spent two decades rewilding it; one million native trees later, red squirrels have been reintroduced
Deep in the Scottish Highlands, a process of regeneration is taking place An English businessman who bought a…
China's Chang'e-7 launch will not proceed in planned window this year – news.cgtn.com
China’s Chang’e-7 launch will not proceed in planned window this year news.cgtn.comChina is launching a Moon mission to find…