Subsea scouting with NEEMO NXT

That is not the ESA Kids mascot Paxi‘s ship on the right. Nor is that a vintage…

Future-proofing cereals for climate change drought conditions

Scientists at Heriot-Watt University have identified a gene responsible for drought resistance in barley which, it…

Genes reveal kinship between three victims of Mongol army in 1238 massacre

Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute…

Plagiarism and inclusivity highlighted in new study into arts, humanities and social sciences

A new study looking at the issues arising in publication ethics that journal editors face within…

Plant pot for the Moon

Technology image of the week: ESA’s lunar 3D printing competition winner with a printed version of…

Battle of Worcester artefacts unearthed for first time

It is the first time physical evidence of the 1651 Battle of Worcester has been discovered. …

Space Station science return and spacecraft shuffle

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano had a busy two weeks on the International Space Station for his…

Europe's oldest lake traces 1.36 million years of climate

By analysing sediment cores from the bed of Europe’s oldest lake, an international team of scientists…

Copernicus Sentinel-6A ready for testing

Dedicated to measuring changes in global sea level, the Copernicus Sentinel-6A satellite is ready to be…

Deadly Dorian pounds relentlessly at desperate Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian came to a catastrophic daylong halt over the northwest Bahamas, flooding the islands of…