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A new study of modern sea sponges is beginning to tell us how early life forms…
Horizons mission – Installing life-support system with astronaut aid mobiPV
In September 2018 ESA’s next-generation life-support system on the International Space Station was installed. The facility…
There won’t be many more gene-edited babies just yet – here’s why
The news of gene-edited twins is more likely to have a chilling effect on research into…
Horizons mission – Installing life-support system with astronaut aid mobiPV
In September 2018 ESA’s next-generation life-support system on the International Space Station was installed. The facility…
Physicists edge closer to controlling chemical reactions
A team of researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and Aarhus University in…
Geminids meteor shower: An astrophysicist on what to look out for
The Geminids meteor shower peaks on the mornings of December 13 and 14, 2018 – but…
A glimpse into future oceans
Something peculiar is happening in the azure waters off the rocky cliffs of Ischia, Italy. There,…
Study suggests shamans acted as the first professional class in human society
The names may vary—medicine man, witch doctor, holy man, prophet—but the notion of the shaman, someone…
Q&A: Will New York’s Lyft, Uber driver salary changes spread?
Lyft, Uber and companies like them have rewritten what transportation looks like in the 21st century.…