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Three highly skilled NASA astronauts are embarking on an exciting mission into space. Reed Wiseman, a former Navy officer who transitioned to astronaut status in 2009,…
WThe ash processor has allowed women to engage in exhausting jobs that drain their leisure time. While social media sparked one revolution, it also led to…
Quantum 2.0 explores the boundaries of our understanding of the quantum realm Richard Keil/Science Photo Library Quantum 2.0Paul Davies Penguin (UK, released November 27th); University of…
“We are not just composed of human cells and microorganisms, but fragments from others as well…” Lois Fordham/Millennium Images Hidden GuestsTranslated by Lise Barnoud and Bronwyn…
Aplysia californica in the lab of neuroscientist Nikolai Kukushkin Nikolai Kukushkin One Hand Clap Nikolai Kukushkin Swift Press (UK);Prometheus Books (USA) “If you create a sound…
Did these intriguing animals manage to effectively domesticate themselves? Eman Kazemi/Alamy Cat tales: history Jerry D. Moore, Thames & Hudson One weekend, I observed one of…
The rocks lining Britain’s Jurassic Coast are roughly 185 million years old James Osmond/Alamy Whispers of RockAnjana Khatwa, Bridge Street Press (UK). Basic Books (USA, releasing…
Ludovic Slimak contributed to revealing the remains of Thorin, a Neanderthal Laure Metz The Last Neanderthal Ludovic Slimak (translated by Andrew Brown) (Polity Press (UK, September…
NASA is moving full steam ahead, at least according to Sean Duffy, the agency’s agent manager. During an internal employee town hall on Thursday, Duffy cautioned…
The name Hadian Ion is derived from Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, and is used by geologists to describe Earth’s first 600 million years.…
In 2026, a group of astronauts is floating inside a gleaming white cylinder, positioned hundreds of kilometers above the Earth. They gaze down at our planet…
The #MeToo movement against women’s sexual abuse gained traction in 2017, leading to what I term the #Anatomytoo moment, during which the derogatory anatomical label attached…
Journey with Dinosaurs Take a look behind the scenes of the BBC’s remarkable new series and discover a wealth of dinosaurs that will reshape our understanding…
When I interviewed a nurse practitioner in California, what she valued most about nursing was the “human element” of being with other people. “I think we…
overviewNASA’s next Artemis mission, scheduled to send four astronauts to orbit the moon, has been postponed until 2026, the agency announced.The delay also postpones the expected…
Administrative innovations in Southwest Asia in the fourth millennium BC, such as cylindrical seals wrapped around the earliest clay tablets, laid the foundation for one of…
Standing at an impressive height of 29,032 feet, Mount Everest surpasses the nearby Himalayas by several hundred feet.Scientists have discovered that the world’s highest mountain is…
Gigantopythos black probably lived in a “mosaic of forest and grass” Garcia/Joanne Boyau (Southern Cross University) The largest known primates went extinct between 295,000 and 215,000…
NASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology/Gregory M. M. Weigand NASA’s European Clipper mission will launch in October 2024 and head to Jupiter’s moon Europa, where it will search…
May 2023, Shendi Take 1 drilling site in Xinjiang, China Xinhua/Shutterstock This year, China National Petroleum Corporation began drilling what will be China’s deepest hole and…
This photo from the International Space Station orbiting 462 miles above cloudy Central Asia shows the jagged Moon waning just above Earth’s horizon. Credit: NASA The…
An artist’s rendition of the Magellanic Star Stream, depicting the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, the Milky Way’s nearest neighbors, is shown in the diagram. The…