Boa constrictors breathe with different sections of rib cage when constricting prey and digesting dinner. The later stages of pregnancy can make life difficult as the fetus presses against the diaph… [+4003 chars]
In January 2031, the International Space Station will fall to Earth and land in the depths of Point Nemo, a watery graveyard 2,000 miles (3,219 kilometres) north of Antarctica. The space station wil… [+4205 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]
Nearly a year after NASA awarded SpaceX with the $2.9Bn Moon lander contract (which others did not take well), the agency has announced that other space companies such as Blue Origin and Boeing will … [+2002 chars]
It looks like fireflies flickering in the darkness. Slowly, more and more amass, lighting up the screen in large chunks and clusters. But this is not a video about insects. It's a simulation of the … [+5095 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]
Chinas Yutu 2 rover has returned a view of its journey over the moons far side after three years of exploration. The latest photographs, which were posted in late February by Ourspace, a Chinese lan… [+2281 chars]
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Bone density study confirms watery lifestyle of 'ominous' Spinosaurus Spinosaurus, the largest known carnivorous dinosaur, and its closest rel… [+1949 chars]
A lot has changed since we first put boots on the Lunar surface over 50 years ago. Now, with NASA planning to use the Moon as a launching point for future space missions, it’s time to start talking a… [+2366 chars]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from the Belgorod State University (BSU) and the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) studied aluminum alloys at the atomic level and… [+3210 chars]
On a long-duration space flight, such as those planned for missions to Mars and beyond, bone loss can be a severe impediment. But now, scientists found a solution that could solve this problem. In a… [+4333 chars]
There is no shortage of sci-fi robot companions Luke Skywalkers robot buddies C3PO and R2D2 and Jimmy Neutrons robot-dog Goddard come to mind. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have… [+2183 chars]
