Mission planners at NASA and ESA’s Operations Centre (ESOC) have spent months debating the pros and…
Researcher uses canola to create biodegradable cling wrap
A University of Alberta researcher has found a new use for a canola byproduct, providing potential…
Apollo 11 and Landing Site 2 in the Sea of Tranquility
This photographic illustration compares the size of Apollo 11 Landing Site 2 with that of the…
Shaun the Sheep completes astronaut training with ESA
Children’s film character Shaun the Sheep has completed his microgravity training ahead of the launch of…
Betting on speculative geoengineering may risk an escalating 'climate debt crisis'
The opening of the Oscar-winning film The Big Short, a comedy-drama on the global financial crisis…
Largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan African populations
Researchers have performed the largest GWAS study on type 2 diabetes in the sub-Saharan African populations,…
Astronauts less likely to faint on Earth if they exercise in space; findings may help others with fainting issues
Up to two hours of endurance and resistance exercises daily during a long space flight mission,…
Transfer of oncogene in colon cancer cells demonstrated
For years, doctors and scientists have known very little about why patients can receive drugs successfully…
Theory that ridged skin helps dolphins debunked
A dolphin is obviously not a golf ball. However, many scientists believed that the way one…
Study unveils a new supersolid phase in dipolar Bose-Einstein condensates
Generally, matter exists in three distinct forms: as a solid, a liquid or a gas. Past…