Amateur Radio Digital Communications Announces Grant to ARISS

Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), owner and manager of AMPRNet, has announced what’s being called “a…

Dismantling a microscope in orbit

Four hours in 40 seconds – a timelapse of ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano dismantling a microscope…

Salmon Tales: Sex, myth and molecular genetics of an iconic fish

A sockeye salmon’s life ends right back where it began, culminating in an anadromous drama of…

Superficially satisfying spending

The overuse of packaging is a growing environmental problem in terms of resource use and waste…

Lightning flashes illuminate storm behavior

Anybody who has ever tried to photograph lightning knows that it takes patience and special camera…

Green with rage: Women climate change leaders face online attacks

Women leaders who support climate action are being attacked online with increasing regularity. These attacks should…

Researchers use light to control high-speed chemical reactions in a new way

Many natural and synthetic chemical systems react and change their properties in the presence of certain…

ɸ-week 2019 highlights

ESA’s second ɸ-week brought together emerging space investors, tech leaders, entrepreneurs, space scientists and Earth observation…

Cancer cells prefer a 'comfort cruise,' follow predictable paths of least resistance

New research from biomedical engineers reveals that while cancer cells move quickly in metastasis, they’re rather…

Researchers use light to control high-speed chemical reactions in a new way

Many natural and synthetic chemical systems react and change their properties in the presence of certain…