Mosses for Mars: Testing Aquatic Plants as Space-Ready Biofilters
Enabling & Support 11/02/2026 3 views 0 likes Long-duration space missions will require closed-loop life support systems that…
Some of world’s oldest trees hit by climate-fuelled wildfires in Patagonia | Wildfires
The climate crisis inflamed deadly wildfires that left 23 people dead in Chile and devastated forests in Argentina…
AI Helps Pinpoint the Moon’s First Soft Landing
Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon, sending the first images from the lunar…
Video reveals ‘disturbing’ discovery found inside elephant dung along hiking trail: ‘Such an alarming sight’
An online video showing plastic waste found in elephant droppings has sparked concern over the extent to which…
Penn State’s Hydrogel Smart Skin Shows 4D Printing’s Potential Beyond Fixed Materials
Researchers at Penn State University have unveiled a 4D printing method that produces “smart synthetic skin” capable of…
Much needed cargo for the Moon
Upper stages from heavy-lift rockets like Falcon Heavy could be aggregated in orbit to provide a low-cost…
Kerala Police step in to protect sea turtle nesting at Kakathoppu coast in Kollam | Kerala Stories
Kerala Police step in to protect sea turtle nesting at Kakathoppu coast in Kollam | Kerala Stories |…
1.6 million years ago, a bird flew over this mountain range in Haiti. It helped create a plant wonderland
A mountain range in southwestern Haiti is an underappreciated cradle of plant diversity. A study in the Botanical Journal of…
Importing gas locks NZ into fossil fuels for longer – just as clean energy surges
The government’s announcement this week that it would move ahead with plans for a new facility to import…
The dominance of Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and neighboring Kennedy Space Center hosted 109 launches in 2025, a record. (credit:…
A Century After Vanishing, a Gentle Giant Returns
Once rewilded, a new set of challenges emerges. Introduced bison behave somewhat differently from the ones now being…
Urgent to understand how human fertility functions beyond Earth, scientists say
As humans spend increasing amounts of time in space, whether for work or tourism, scientists are calling for…