Poland’s only cosmonaut, Gen. Miroslaw Hermaszewski, who circled the Earth in a Soviet spacecraft in 1978,…
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Bali's water crisis threatens local culture, UNESCO sites
Far from Bali’s beaches and hotels, farmer I Ketut Jata stands on a mountainside, staring at…
What do good investing and saving the world's dying coral reefs have in common? Diversifying is key.
As the health of coral reefs continues to decline under the stress of climate change, researchers…
Still no major progress toward 'peace pact with nature' at COP15
The world had just eight days to seal a historic deal to stem the destruction of…
EXPLAINER: Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough
The Department of Energy is planning an announcement Tuesday about a “major scientific breakthrough” at the…
Laser islands: Researcher shows how to fully integrate VCSELs on silicon
How does your phone know it’s you when you use facial recognition to unlock it? An…
How plants protect themselves from oxidative stress during iron uptake, and why this is also important for humans
Iron is a critical micronutrient for the survival of plants and humans, yet too much iron…
True giant wombat gives Diprotodon podium a wobble
If you thought Australia was home to only one ancient “giant wombat,” think again. …
All west coast abalones at risk of extinction on IUCN Red List
All seven of the United States’ abalone species that live on the West Coast are now…
Proposal for picogram-scale probes to explore nearby stars
In a forward-looking article, George Church, Ph.D., from Harvard University and the Wyss Institute, proposes the…