17 years after founding Virgin Galactic, Branson bound for space
He's always dreamed of it, and in 2004 founded his own company to make it happen.
Space Exploration
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Space sustainability rating to shine light on debris problem
There's a problem brewing overhead. Invisible to the naked eye and relatively unheard of, it threatens our future in space—space debris.
Space Exploration
Jun 18, 2021
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Back to the space cradle: ESA astronaut's ongoing experiments in the ISS
Like an infant adjusting to the new world, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is relearning how to move around the weightless environment of space. His cradle is a familiar place though—this is Thomas's second mission to the ...
Space Exploration
May 19, 2021
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Professor overcomes loss to craft COVID-19 student brochures
When the coronavirus pandemic struck New York City, LaGuardia Community College professor Lucia Fuentes assigned students in her honors biology class to compile all the information they could find about COVID-19.
Other
May 5, 2021
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Drug development platform could provide flexible, rapid and targeted antimicrobials
When disease outbreaks happen, response time in developing and distributing treatments is crucial to saving lives. Unfortunately, developing custom drugs as countermeasures is often a slow and difficult process.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 21, 2021
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Genome sequencing reveals a new species of bumblebee
While studying genetic diversity in bumblebees in the Rocky Mountains, U.S., researchers from Uppsala University discovered a new species. They named it Bombus incognitus and present their findings in the journal Molecular ...
Evolution
Apr 7, 2021
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Expect the new normal for New Zealand's temperature to get warmer
It might be summer in New Zealand but we're in for some wild weather this week with forecasts of heavy wind and rain, and a plunge in temperatures.
Environment
Jan 25, 2021
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Egypt unveils ancient funerary temple south of Cairo
Egypt's former antiquities minister and noted archaeologist Zahi Hawass on Sunday revealed details of an ancient funerary temple in a vast necropolis south of Cairo.
Archaeology
Jan 17, 2021
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Researchers show Irish soil can offer more hope in fight against antibiotic resistance
Scientists who highlighted the bug-busting properties of bacteria in Northern Irish soil have made another exciting discovery in the quest to discover new antibiotics.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 14, 2021
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Superbugs have an arsenal of defenses—but we've found a new way around them
Researchers have not discovered any new antibiotics in decades. But our new research, published today in Nature Microbiology, has found a way to give a second wind to the antibiotics we do have.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 12, 2021
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