To protect endangered mountain gorillas, this wildlife vet empowers their human neighbors
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka was just 26 when she became the first wildlife veterinarian in her home country of…
Rare shark species spotted for first time in 20 years near Galapagos Islands
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2026 second quarter Future Launchers Preparatory Programme highlights
ESA’s FIRST!(Future Innovation and Research in Space Transportation!) initiative Structures, Materials, Mechanisms and Processes for Space Transportation In…
Quiz of the week: what type of radiation travels on a photonic highway? – Physics World
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Rat poison detected in five dead white-tailed eagles in Dorset
Rat poison was detected in five white-tailed eagles found dead in Dorset, Natural England has said. It follows…
Of all the worlds beyond Earth, Titan is the only one you could step onto without a pressure suit: the air is thick enough that you would need no suit at all, only heavy protection from the deadly cold and a supply of oxygen
Most of us get this wrong about space suits. We think of them as an air supply, and…
Dead trees and searing-hot benches: Rome’s multimillion-dollar cooling piazza shows the challenges of brutal heat
Rome, Italy — The new trees meant to provide much-needed shade in Rome’s Piazza Risorgimento were burnt to a…
Artemis moonsuits take a dive photo of the day for July 31, 2026
Exploration geologists and Artemis science officers Trevor Graff, left, and Angela Garcia carry out a lunar training development…
What is the breakthrough in China’s artificial sun project? A 6.5 Tesla magnet
New Delhi: China’s superconducting magnets have passed key tests at the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of…
“High-stakes drama.” Two huge bull elephant seals engage in a bruising fight for dominance
Scientists have shared what it looks like when two huge elephant seals battle it out to see who…
ArianeGroup Completes Themis Wet Dress Rehearsal
Credit: ArianeGroup / SSC Space ArianeGroup has completed a wet dress rehearsal of the Themis reusable booster demonstrator…
The climate pattern putting millions at risk: El Niño explained
The story from a human perspective A farmer in Zambia who hasn’t seen a maize harvest. A mother…