After early struggles, NASA’s ambitious mission to Titan is “on track” for launch
So how is Dragonfly doing now? In recent years the Dragonfly mission has started to receive the funding…
Fruit fly gene Zelda reveals secret of how cellular regeneration works
Regeneration sounds like a superpower. It is the ability to regrow lost tissues, organs, or limbs. Some creatures,…
The Truth About Shark Nets And Their Effectiveness
For many swimmers, the biggest fear of venturing into the ocean is encountering a shark. This fear was…
NASA wants to fly your name to the moon with Artemis II astronauts
September 9, 2025 — You can now add yourself to the first crew to launch to the moon…
Can Canada challenge China’s stranglehold on critical minerals?
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You could help NASA track its Artemis 2 astronauts’ trip around the moon in 2026
NASA is asking citizen scientists, space industry employees and other volunteers to help them track the first human…
Before Hawking, a forgotten priest imagined black holes
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Texas A&M scientists pioneer light-controlled genetic tools – Texas A&M Stories
PhoBITs — new photo-inducible interaction tools — can be placed precisely in diseased tissue, activating treatment only where…
Origins of mental illness, fast gas for a black hole
This month’s “Insights & Outcomes” features research that either zooms in or zooms out for answers to pressing…
Food impacts on species extinction risks can vary by three orders of magnitude
Variation in the opportunity cost of food production Animal products generally have substantially greater impacts on species extinction…
Defence chiefs told top US space commander NZ could help by rapidly launching satellites
General Stephen Whiting visits RNZAF Base Auckland in June. Photo: Supplied / NZDF New Zealand has once again…
Explaining the Anomalous Anti-Tail of 3I/ATLAS | by Avi Loeb | Sep, 2025
Press enter or click to view image in full sizeThe highest-resolution image of 3I/ATLAS was taken by the…