The secret history of volcanoes in Ireland
Analysis: You might not know it, but Ireland is dotted with extinct volcanoes that have shaped the island…
Hard-to-recycle PVC turned into sustainable lubricant
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The nearest star system sits 4.2 light-years away—a distance today’s spacecraft would need tens of thousands of years to cross, yet a proposed laser-driven sail carrying a gram-scale probe could make the journey in just over 20.
Alpha Centauri is close enough to be one of the brightest objects in the southern sky, yet it…
A Sri Lanka wildlife park is an elephant haven : NPR
For days, we met farmers as they prepared for the spring rice sowing season in central Sri Lanka.…
Scientists reanalysed 1978 Pioneer Venus data and found the planet’s clouds are roughly 60% water, not the concentrated sulfuric acid assumed for decades — a finding that quietly reopens the question of whether something could live up there
A peer-reviewed reanalysis of data from NASA’s 1978 Pioneer Venus mission proposes a very different recipe for part…
Australia has pledged to restore nature. But could we ever bring back lost ecosystems?
Nature is not doing well in Australia. Many unique mammals, birds and insects are struggling. Entire ecosystems are…
The key to colonizing Mars may be hidden inside asteroids
I recently rewatched Armageddon, complete with Bruce Willis, oil drillers sent into space, and an asteroid the size…
Monkeys Lose Limbs, Toes at Bankrupt Laboratory Supplier Inotiv, Feds Issue Citation: PETA Statement
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UAH Research Advances “Plasma Gun” Technology That Could Transform Space Laundry and Sanitation for Future Missions
BYLINE: Russ Nelson  Newswise — Imagining a college dorm room as an enclosed environment for weeks on…
Nuclear firms explore recycled materials to fuel next-gen reactors
Three nuclear companies are exploring a new way to turn recycled nuclear materials into fuel for next-generation reactors,…
NASA’s Just Prolonged Voyager 2’s Science Mission With A Big Bang
Letting go is hard, especially when it concerns an irreplaceable space probe like the two Voyagers. Fortunately JPL…
When a pride of lions went down to the waterhole, they bumped into a hippo. Here’s what happened next
Wildlife watchers in Botswana have shared sightings of lions on the hunt – but the outcome might not…