Should We Have Sex In Orbit?
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that had off-Earth offspring, took stock of…
Researchers create ‘impossible’ material that defies physics theory
Researchers at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have defied long-standing material theories by developing a brand-new class of…
They Thought This Owl Was ‘Dead’ In A Soccer Net — Then They Saw A Flutter
The other day, a homeowner near West End, North Carolina, awoke to an utterly frightening scene in their…
Biofilms protect astronaut health during long space missions
Biofilms have emerged as a critical life-support system for long-duration spaceflight, shaping human and plant health rather than…
Nearby star’s massive eruption could help astronomers unlock secret of superflares
It’s a tough trick to catch a cosmic firework just as it explodes. The universe is a really…
NASA Telescope Discovers Nearby Planet With Deep Similarities to Earth
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Keith Miller (Caltech/IPAC) Astronomers have discovered what appears to be an exoplanet that could be a distant Earthly…
I Moved From the US to Canada and Have No Regrets. Here’s My Advice.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Elliott Waehner, a 37-year-old graphic designer based in Calgary.…
For Jupiter, ‘Textbooks Will Need to Be Updated’
Jupiter hasn’t shrunk, but our best measurement of it just did. Using fresh data from NASA’s Juno…
Five Cheetah Cubs Born In Kuno National Park, Population Rises to 35
Bhopal: Namibian female cheetah Aasha in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday became a mother for…
Why supermassive black hole continues to belch matter years after chewing up a star
Scientists are observing the behaviour of ‌a supermassive black hole that is displaying exceptionally messy eating habits. Primarily…
Building an Arctic highway is hard. Doing it on thawing permafrost is even harder
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…
Good News: Astronauts Can Finally Go Into Space Without Having To Break Their Crippling Phone Addiction
I have many addictions. Cars are a big one, obviously. Shopping for cars on Facebook Marketplace, too. I…