ESA identifies demand for satellites around the Moon

Dozens of very different commercial and institutional missions to the Moon are planned for the coming…

To the Moon – down south

Half a century ago humans stepped on the Moon for the first time in a set…

Gut microbes protect against neurologic damage from viral infections

Gut microbes produce compounds that prime immune cells to destroy harmful viruses in the brain and…

The protein that gives identical cells individuality

New insight into a protein’s role in regulating tight DNA packing could have implications for combating…

What can researchers learn by eavesdropping on fish?

Oyster reef restoration provides important benefits, such as stabilizing shorelines, filtering water, and providing habitat for…

Partial lunar eclipse to grace U.K. evening sky

Tuesday, 16 July, will see a partial eclipse of the moon, visible in the U.K. after…

Study highlights importance of female roles in matrilineal families

What do termites, elephants, whales, hyenas, and some human societies have in common? The core of…

The Making Of Apollo's Command Module: 2 Engineers Recall Tragedy And Triumph

It was the only part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft that came back from the moon.…

Mystery of universe’s expansion deepens with new cosmic calculation

Cosmologists have two clashing measurements of the universe’s expansion, and a new method of measuring surprisingly…

Artificial intelligence to monitor volcanoes

More than half of the world’s active volcanoes are not monitored instrumentally. Hence, even very serious…