At an International Astronomical Union meeting in 1955, noted astronomer Gerard Kuiper asked for suggestions and…
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Terraforming Mars with strange silica blanket could let plants thrive
Mars’s surface is not suitable for life because of its low temperatures and constant radiation bombardment,…
There aren’t enough space explosions to explain strange radio bursts
Weird flashes of radio waves from space could in theory be coming from huge explosions, but…
Anorexia stems from body as well as mind – study
The eating disorder charity Beat said the findings were groundbreaking. Click here for original…
Silica aerogel could make Mars habitable
People have long dreamed of re-shaping the Martian climate to make it livable for humans. Carl…
Extinct human species likely breast fed for a year after birth, study suggests
Infants of the extinct human species Australopithecus africanus likely breast fed for up to a year…
World's island conifers threatened with extinction from climate change
A new study finds that climate change will put many conifer species native to small islands…
Nature plants review explores the current state and future of CRISPR technology in crops
CRISPR is often thought of as “molecular scissors” used for precision breeding to cut DNA so…
Does rearranging chromosomes affect their function?
Molecular biologists have long thought that domains in the genome’s 3-D organization control how genes are…
India assesses technical snag that aborted moon mission
India’s space organization is examining the technical snag that led to the aborting of the launch…