Using Kirigami Techniques To Make Functional Designs
The variant of origami called kirigami (‘cut paper’ in Japanese) also starts off with a sheet of paper,…
Environment Agency issues permit variation for Portland incinerator
The Environment Agency (EA) announced today that it had granted the variation following a review of comments submitted…
NASA Names Astronaut Christina Koch Acting Deputy Chief Engineer
NASA engineer and astronaut Christina Koch will serve as the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer beginning on Sunday,…
Correction of the transient thermal analysis model for the solar extreme ultraviolet imager based on in-orbit data
Technical approach for correcting transient thermal analysis models This paper makes reference to the aforementioned research on thermal…
Watch a Turtle Surrounded by Butterflies: The Science Behind This Adorable Moment
In a moment that is straight out of a Disney movie, several butterflies descended upon a turtle’s head,…
Dinosaur fossil ‘sitting in a drawer’ for 100 years identified as new T rex relative
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10 best places to see the northern lights in the UK
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On this day in space! Oct. 13, 1773: Astronomer Charles Messier discovers the Whirlpool Galaxy before we ever knew it was a galaxy
On Oct. 13, 1773, a French astronomer named Charles Messier discovered the “Whirlpool Galaxy,” also known as Messier…
Rare Barbastelle bat discovered at Isle of Wight care home
The Barbastelle bat, later named Briony, was found at Orchard House Care Home by head of maintenance Brian,…
Microbe Discovered With One of The Smallest Genomes on Record, Pushing The Bounds of What It Means to Be Alive : ScienceAlert
A tiny microbe detected inside a marine plankton has one of the smallest genomes of any organism ever…
IPCC is under pressure to delay publication of key global climate report | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Scientists are coming under pressure from some petro-states and major developing countries to delay publication of a key…
A planet 320 light-years away confirms what scientists long suspected
A scorching hot planet nearly 320 light-years from Earth has provided the first direct evidence for a fundamental…