We just got a glimpse at what NASA’s Skyfall helicopters will look like in action
If you just can’t wait for NASA’s new Mars helicopters to get to work, you can now see…
Rare footage shows dolphins using empty seashells as tools to catch fish, a skill called ‘shelling’
Video footage shows dolphins using empty seashells to catch fish and a calf potentially learning the hunting technique…
On 1 March 1982, a Soviet probe called Venera 13 touched down on Venus and was expected to last just 32 minutes in 465°C heat — it survived for 127 minutes, drilled and analysed a soil sample, and sent back the first colour photographs ever taken from the surface of Venus.
At 03:57:21 Universal Time on 1 March 1982, Venera 13 settled onto Venus after an atmospheric descent lasting…
EPA Punts Microplastics Monitoring as Scientists Warn of Health Impacts
By Mike Ludwig This article was originally published by Truthout Trump’s administration omitted microplastics from a list of…
Space habitat design could shape astronaut mental health on Mars missions
Space habitats may need to protect astronauts’ mental and social wellbeing, not just shield them from physical hazards.An…
Divers rescue sharks trapped in crab pot
A wildlife charity has said its encouraging people to report lost fishing gear they come across while at…
NASA plans three more 2026 lunar task orders, including an orbiter to follow LRO
NASA’s June Moon Base update said it would solicit proposals for additional lunar deliveries, including a South Pole…
Greek wildfire kills two people as aircraft deployed to blaze at Belgian nature reserve | Wildfires
An elderly couple died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis on Sunday and a fire ravaged…
Japan aims for the moons of Mars
KAGOSHIMA PREF. – Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars’ moons to retrieve samples that may unlock…
China pushes quantum entanglement 4x to 260 miles across fiber
Quantum networks could eventually connect computers and sensors across cities, but distance remains a major engineering hurdle. Quantum…
From Wales with love: Stranded sea turtle Rhossi back in Texas after epic 5k-mile trek : NPR
NPR’s Eyder Peralta talks to the care team of Rhossi, a sea turtle from the Gulf of Mexico…
Scientists recreated the conditions on Saturn’s moon Titan and watched molecules that shouldn’t mix form stable crystals together — at around minus 179°C, polar hydrogen cyanide accepts nonpolar methane and ethane into its crystal structure, breaking one of chemistry’s most familiar rules of thumb.
“Like dissolves like” is one of chemistry’s most useful shortcuts. Polar materials tend to associate with polar materials,…