New space industry emerges: on-orbit servicing
Imagine an airport where thousands of planes, empty of fuel, are left abandoned on the tarmac. That is what has been happening for decades with satellites that circle the Earth.
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Excavators find tombs buried in Bolivia 500 years ago
Archaeologists say they found tombs at a Bolivian quarry containing remains from more than 500 years ago that give an insight into the interaction of various peoples with the expanding Inca empire.
Eyeing echidnas: Study models echidna forelimbs to help shed new light on mammal evolution
These days, mammals can use their forelimbs to swim, jump, fly, climb, dig and just about everything in between, but the question of how all that diversity evolved has remained a vexing one for scientists.
Italy's 'anti-Netflix' law to protect film industry
Italy is to introduce an obligatory delay between Italian films screening in cinemas and being shown on streaming services like Netflix, in a bid to protect its domestic film industry.
Space station supplies launched, 2nd shipment in 2 days
A load of space station supplies rocketed into orbit from Virginia on Saturday, the second shipment in two days.
Sumatran elephant found dead with missing tusks in Indonesia
A Sumatran elephant has been found dead with its tusks removed in an apparent poaching case targeting the critically endangered animal, an Indonesian conservation official said Friday.
Fight over dinosaur fossils comes down to what's a mineral
About 66 million years after two dinosaurs died apparently locked in battle on the plains of modern-day Montana, an unusual fight over who owns the entangled fossils has become a multimillion-dollar issue that hinges on the ...
Vale ordered to pay tribes $26.8 mn over river contamination
A Brazil appeals court on Friday ordered mining giant Vale to pay two indigenous tribes $26.8 million over river contamination that harmed public health, the prosecutors' office said Friday.
Rare Sumatran tiger rescued from beneath shop in Indonesia
A rare Sumatran tiger that was trapped beneath the floor of a shop for three days has been rescued, an Indonesian official said Saturday.
Abell 1033: To boldly go into colliding galaxy clusters
Hidden in a distant galaxy cluster collision are wisps of gas resembling the starship Enterprise—an iconic spaceship from the "Star Trek" franchise.
