Ancient genomes provide insight into the genetic history of the second plague pandemic

An international team of researchers has analyzed remains from 10 archaeological sites in England, France, Germany,…

Why multipartite viruses infect plants rather than animals

Neither living nor non-living, viruses are generally strange. Among viruses, multipartite viruses are among the most…

ESA Open Day programme

The full programme brochure detailing the talks and attractions making up the ESA Open Day in…

Five things we learned from Elon Musk's rollout of the SpaceX Starship prototype

A prototype of SpaceX’s Starship Mars spaceship could reach orbit in less than six months and…

A night to remember

On 27 September ESA’s centre in Italy welcomed over 1000 visitors for European Researchers’ Night …

Rare, endangered orchids slip across porous southern Chinese border

The insatiable demand for orchids could be driving wild orchids to extinction in southern China.  …

Gabon juggles competing demands in fight to protect nature

The lush green canopy stretches over the Akanda National Park—one of the many forest jewels that…

South Korea confirms 2 more swine fever cases

South Korea on Wednesday confirmed two additional cases of African swine fever near its border with…

Pig farmers pessimistic as China tries to talk down swine fever

Sun Dawu sighs sadly when asked about the death of thousands of his pigs, killed by…

Asteroid mission on high

Technology image of the week: the logo of ESA’s Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence aboard…