Why NASA Sent John Glenn Back to Space at the Age of 77
And how his historic trip set space science forward.
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And how his historic trip set space science forward.
Scientists have discovered a dinosaur tail with its feathers still intact trapped inside a piece of amber. It’s absolutely incredible. Read More >>
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has rocked the Solomon Islands about 42 miles off the coast of Kirakira.
Over the past thirty years, the number of giraffes on Earth has dropped 38 per cent, from roughly 157,000 individuals in 1985 to 97,500 today.
Something that hasn’t happened since 1993.
Gorgeous new maps show how dramatically our planet's surface is changing. Read More >>
If you ask Josiah Zayner, the genetic engineering revolution will not come in the form of designer babies or mutant super crops, but in the form of a bottle of glowing beer.
We asked animal behaviourists, evolutionary anthropologists, bioethicists and behavioural scientists to enlighten us.
The Crack began to grow in 2012. Today, it threatens to cleave off the entire ice shelf supporting the Halley VI research station.
Unfortunately researchers presented virtually no empirical evidence to support their extraordinary claim, and the credulous media simply took it at face-value.
These are the first glorious images of Saturn's ring-grazing orbits. Read More >>
"Ooh, look what their wings do" is about the sum of it.
Montana Resources environmental affairs manager Mark Thompson told the AP that the pit looked like “700 acres of white birds.”
The enzyme-based system opens up a universe of possibilities that could drastically alter our world.
Its developers hope to use the robot in search-and-rescue missions, where it can dart around quickly across complex landscapes.
California-based satellite company Space Systems/Loral has three years to build the bot, which is projected to launch in 2020.
