Nanoporous material nets contaminant from water

Barely visible material that looks like tiny grains of sand may hold the key to removing…

Footprints on the Moon and cemeteries on Mars: Interview with space archaeologist Alice Gorman

There is a lot of documentation about what’s been left on the moon—but it’s amazing how…

How puffins catch food outside the breeding season

Little is known about how seabirds catch their food outside the breeding season but using modern…

New research shows a glaring lack of transparency in environmental organizations

New research finds that environmental organizations are still reluctant to release data or report on the…

Space shuttle

Technology image of the week: this driverless shuttle will soon be tested at ESA’s technical heart…

October’s ESA Open Day looks to the Moon

Come to ESA’s technical heart this October to meet veteran Apollo astronauts and hear from engineers…

Star formation may be halted by cold ionized hydrogen

For the first time ionized hydrogen has been detected at the lowest frequency ever towards the…

Hard soil, big jumps and epiphanies: what it's like on the Moon

Twelve American men walked on the Moon between 1969 and 1972, with most describing in great…

Waves of change: Nigeria's Lagos battles Atlantic erosion

Can Lagos hold back the waves? Click here for original story, Waves of change:…

Refuelling under scrutiny as S.Africa penguins hit by oil spill

Rangers in wet suits have been searching for oil-tarred penguins in shallow water around St Croix…