Scientists convert plastics into useful chemicals using sunlight

Chemists have discovered a method that could turn plastic waste into valuable chemicals by using sunlight. …

Isotope analysis points to prisoners of war, 1,400 years ago

Maya archaeologists found the bones of about 20 people at a water reservoir in the former…

Illumination drives bats out of caves

Researchers have investigated how the illumination of bat caves affects the animals’ behavior and whether the…

Blueprint for nanomaterial development offers hope to newborns, elderly and busy doctors

Scientist hopes ‘blueprint’ leads to a new golden age of healthcare. Click here for…

Unique data confirms why water turns brown

By analysing almost daily water samples taken from the same river from 1940 until today, researchers…

Trashed farmland could be a conservation treasure

Low-productivity agricultural land could be transformed into millions of hectares of conservation reserve across the world,…

Brilliance at Night: The Americas in Darkness

This image of North and South America at night is a composite assembled from data acquired…

Julia’s ESA journey, from YGT to Flight Dynamics Engineer

To conclude our series on the stories of ESA’s YGT alumni, we caught up with Julia…

Should SpaceX be allowed to contaminate Mars with Earth microbes?

The rise of the private space industry may mean allowing Earth microbes to escape to other…

The truth behind The Burn

ESA’s short film, The Burn, takes us into the heart of Europe’s mission control during a…