When a booming marine fishery can increase its shrimp catch while also reducing unintentional bycatch of turtlesthat's an example of what environmental scientists and managers call a "win-win." Model… [+4173 chars]
It sounds eerily similar to the plot of Matt Damon's blockbuster movie The Martian. But if humans are to survive on Mars, it will mean maximising the use of all available resources and that include… [+7055 chars]
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is a geoscientist whose work has stretched from Earth all the way to Mars. Currently assigned to fly to space for the first time in 2022 with SpaceX's Crew-4 mission t… [+8081 chars]
This month sees Venus, Saturn and Mars holding a planetary party in the night sky, and if youre up with the larks, youve probably already spotted Venus shining brightly, living up to its nickname of … [+3167 chars]
Astronomers may not be able to build huge complicated power-hungry observatories in the future if they wish to reduce their carbon footprint to meet greenhouse gas emission targets. Powerful ground … [+4510 chars]
NASA has shared some stunning images of its next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the launchpad. The images, tweeted on Thursday, March 24, show the rocket — topped with the new Orion … [+1716 chars]
This is what an Artemis astronaut might see when their lander arrives on the lunar surface. Image: NASA NASA wants other firms beyond Elon Musk's SpaceX to pitch for a new Moon lander vehicle for i… [+2635 chars]
NASA astronaut Harrison Schmitt collects lunar samples during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. NASA In December 1972, NASA astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt drilled into the surface of th… [+3027 chars]
While theyre squeezing, those ribs are compressed. Ingesting prey also expands ribs to their limit. Exactly how boas could breathe while constricting or ingesting remained a mystery. Something had t… [+1722 chars]
In biology, symmetry is typically the rule rather than the exception. Our bodies have left and right halves, starfish radiate from a central point and even trees, though not largely symmetrical, stil… [+4753 chars]
Scientists have found a new way to "see" inside the simplest atomic nuclei to better understand the "glue" that holds the building blocks of matter together. The results, just published in Physical R… [+8759 chars]
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