This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series exploring the red planet. It's hard for me to pick a favorite rock on Mars. There's the "butt crack" and the "flower" and, of course, the stunning … [+1693 chars]
ByUniversity of BirminghamJune 2, 2022 Researchers have discovered a new way in which cancer cells can repair DNA damage. Identifying DNA Repair Genes Holds Promise for Improving Cancer Treatment … [+3994 chars]
Epigenetic Reprogramming for Longevity Leads to Early Death? Photo by Donald Wu on Unsplash Reset Most of our cells contain the DNA needed to guide the construction of a human being. That DNA has … [+104 chars]
Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient burial of a woman lying on a bronze bed near the city of Kozani in northern Greece. It dates to the first century B.C. Depictions of mermaids decorate the … [+2404 chars]
Scientists who study the cosmos have a favorite philosophy known as the "mediocrity principle," which, in essence, suggests that there's really nothing special about Earth, the sun or the Milky Way g… [+4970 chars]
Sunspots are the areas with the strongest magnetic fields and, therefore, a good indicator of solar activity. They give indications of the possibility of solar eruptions that may precede geomagnetic … [+858 chars]
The International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) installed at Devasthal peak in Nainital, Uttarakhand has seen first light. The telescope is located at an altitude of 2,450 metres, and uses a rotatin… [+2913 chars]
Washington, June 3 (IANS): NASA aims to buy from SpaceX five additional crewed flights to the International Space Station. SpaceX is currently NASA's only certified commercial crew transportation pr… [+1872 chars]
Hello folks, and welcome to your Friday briefing on space news great and small. Mercifully, it’s been quiet this week. We’ve got the usual slate of NASA updates, but this week is special. NASA has fi… [+5945 chars]
Teams from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and University College London (UCL) have visualized the water distribution in a fuel cell in three dimensions and in real time for the first time by evaluati… [+4324 chars]
When you see images of astronauts floating around the International Space Station, you can tell something looks different about them. Sure, their hair might be standing on edge, but there's something… [+1136 chars]
The oldest shoe in Norway — a 3,000-year-old bootie from the Bronze Age — is just one of thousands of ancient artifacts that were recovered from the country's melting mountain ice patches in the past… [+4805 chars]
