Plenty of areas in the solar system are interesting for scientific purposes but hard to access by traditional rovers. Some of the most prominent are the caves and cliffs of Mars—where exposed strata could hold clues to ...
Space Exploration
Aug 16, 2023
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A few years ago, there was a panic about lithium-ion batteries that exploded and could do things like take down a jetliner. On a recent trip, an airline asked passengers to turn in any devices with batteries that had been ...
Space Exploration
Aug 15, 2023
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Dominion Energy employs 17,000 people across the country. Now, about 1,000 sheep work for the power company as well.
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2023
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The activity level of six bat species was significantly reduced at solar farm sites, researchers have observed.
Plants & Animals
Aug 8, 2023
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Humans have physically reconfigured half of the world's land to grow just eight staple crops: maize (corn), soy, wheat, rice, cassava, sorghum, sweet potato and potato. They account for the vast majority of calories that ...
Biotechnology
Aug 8, 2023
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Additive manufacturing is slowly becoming more and more useful as the technology improves. One of the places it continues its development is in the realm of space exploration. It has long been mooted as an integral part of ...
Space Exploration
Aug 7, 2023
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A study led by researchers at the Energy Institute has proposed a new energy system for a "smart farm" in South Korea which could reduce emissions, providing a blueprint for more sustainable farming practices.
Biotechnology
Aug 3, 2023
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Nature-based solutions (NBS) can help grand challenges, such as climate change and food security, but, as things stand, communities outside of Europe do not stand to benefit from these innovations. New research from the University ...
Environment
Aug 1, 2023
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There are so many asteroids. Just in our own backyard, we've found over 30,000 Near Earth asteroids. Exploring them using traditional methods and launching a custom-made mission, like Hayabusa or OSIRIS-REx, would almost ...
Space Exploration
Jul 27, 2023
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Comprehending the scope of climate change can feel like trying to connect an ever-expanding set of dots. Disparate indicators, such as rising global temperatures, retreating glaciers and increasingly severe weather events, ...
Environment
Jul 25, 2023
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