Peregrine falcons swoop down on bystanders in downtown Chicago
High above the heads of business professionals gathering for lunch downtown Thursday, the tail feathers of a peregrine falcon popped out over a concrete ledge on a large building.
High above the heads of business professionals gathering for lunch downtown Thursday, the tail feathers of a peregrine falcon popped out over a concrete ledge on a large building.
Plants & Animals
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The second-ever private mission to the International Space Station (ISS), organized by Axiom Space, blasted off from the southern US state of Florida Sunday, carrying the first two Saudi astronauts to travel to the orbiting ...
Space Exploration
May 22, 2023
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Cities provide important connections to nature as well as habitat for many species, according to new research in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
Plants & Animals
May 16, 2023
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Emirati astronaut Sultan Alneyadi stepped out of the International Space Station (ISS) Friday for the first space walk by an Arab astronaut, a moment touted by the UAE as a "milestone".
Space Exploration
Apr 28, 2023
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The Hakuto-R lunar lander, currently in orbit around the moon, just captured a beautiful "Earthrise"-like image, and one with an interesting side note. The Mission 1 lander, from the Tokyo-based commercial company ispace, ...
Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2023
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Cedars-Sinai investigators, in collaboration with Axiom Space of Houston, are sending stem cells to space in early May to explore whether microgravity can make it easier and more efficient to produce large batches of stem ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 18, 2023
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Two astronauts from Saudi Arabia, including the first Saudi woman, will blast off from Florida on May 8 on a private mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Axiom Space and NASA officials said Thursday.
Space Exploration
Apr 6, 2023
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off on Thursday to the International Space Station carrying two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and the second Emirati to voyage to space.
Space Exploration
Mar 1, 2023
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Changes in peregrine falcon diets during COVID-19 lockdowns highlight the impact of human behavior on urban predators. The findings are from a new study published in the British Ecological Society journal, People and Nature.
Ecology
Feb 27, 2023
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A rocket launch to the International Space Station was postponed minutes before take-off on Monday, with officials citing a problem with ground systems.
Space Exploration
Feb 27, 2023
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