You've probably seen the UV index in the day's weather forecast, and you know it tells you when you need to cover up and wear sunscreen.
Environment
Dec 21, 2021
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In a recent study published in the American Journal of Botany, researchers from the University of Tsukuba revealed that the mountainous landscape of Central Honshu, Japan, has played a role in shaping the genetic diversity ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 16, 2021
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Migratory birds are specially adapted to find their way over extreme distances that represent remarkable tests of endurance. Now, researchers reporting December 6 in the journal Current Biology have discovered an unexpected ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 6, 2021
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Recently completed tests of two propellant tanks set a first technological milestone in the ESA reusability roadmap towards the demonstration of a reusable first stage vehicle called Themis.
Space Exploration
Dec 2, 2021
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Virgin Galactic has sold around 100 tickets since flying its founder Richard Branson to space last summer, with commercial services expected to begin by the end of 2022, the company said in its financial results Monday.
Space Exploration
Nov 9, 2021
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An international team of researchers has identified genes associated with plant survival in one of the harshest environments on Earth: the Atacama Desert in Chile. Their findings, published in Proceedings of the National ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 1, 2021
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The four people on SpaceX's first private flight are fairly ordinary, down-to-Earth types brought together by chance.
Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2021
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SpaceX aimed to blast a billionaire into orbit Wednesday night with his two contest winners and a health care worker who survived childhood cancer.
Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2021
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A large fire tore through a scientific space research centre in northern Sweden on Thursday, destroying part of the rocket launch pad, officials said.
Space Exploration
Aug 26, 2021
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NASA is calling on all sixth through 12th-grade educators and students to submit experiments for possible suborbital flights as a way of gaining firsthand experience with the design and testing process used by NASA researchers.
Education
Aug 19, 2021
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