Arts and humanities have a role in understanding space exploration | Space
Where are the arts and humanities in current debates about space research? The physicist Laura Grego tells us…
Last Circus Elephant in Portugal Can Now Romp-and-Roll on 1000-Acre Sanctuary After 40 Years of Working
Julie the elephant’s first day at Pangea Elephant Sanctuary in Portugal – SWNS A lazy retirement was bestowed…
It resembled a biplane when airborne, with a wingspan that measured a massive 7m across. It was incredibly heavy too; tipping the scales at 72kg
Argentavis resembled a small biplane when airborne, with a wingspan that measured approximately 7m across. It was incredibly…
Slash-and-burn farming was blamed for destroying rainforests, but a study of 18,000 forest patches found community rules can limit clearing and allow trees to return
Unwritten social rules, not government oversight, help keep forest land sustainable Slash-and-burn farming was blamed for destroying rainforests,…
The software that landed men on the Moon was not loaded onto the Apollo Guidance Computer so much as woven into it, with women at a Raytheon plant threading wire through or around thousands of tiny magnetic rings by hand, one pass for a one and one miss for a zero, until the whole program was a physical textile
The software that guided Apollo 11 towards the Moon did not reach its computer as an electronic download.…
PHOTOS: Seattle officially declares ‘Jimothy Summer’ to honor Internet-famous raccoon
SEATTLE, Wash. — Seattle’s most famous raccoon now has an official hometown honor. Crowds gathered in Ballard on…
A Spacecraft Skimmed 2,800 Miles From Mars, And Captured This Breathtaking, Trippy Timelapse
The Universe is so unimaginably immense, we’ll never be able to see all of it – yet some…
Canadian negligence is making Americans choke on fire smoke
For the third time in the past four years, Americans are choking on smoke from Canada’s burning forests. Last week,…
Montgomery County astronaut returns to Earth after 8 months in space
NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth on Sunday, landing aboard a Soyuz capsule…
Watch: Shark tears apart striped bass as kids reel in catch
Watch: Shark tears apart striped bass as kids reel in catch | WBAL Baltimore News
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At least six moons in our solar system are thought to hide oceans of liquid water beneath their frozen surfaces — and the list may keep growing as old spacecraft data, improved models and new missions reveal oceans in increasingly unexpected places
Liquid water is not confined to Earth or to worlds close enough to the Sun for warmth. Several…
Candidates for Ka‘ū District seat on Hawai‘i County Council talk priorities for rural and remote area : Big Island Now
The Ka‘ū District of Hawai‘i Island has long been described as one of the last remaining vestiges of…