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“Space gum” and sugars discovered in asteroid Bennu samples, NASA reveals

Samples taken from the asteroid Bennu are continuing to shed light on the origins of the solar system. Scientists have been studying the samples since NASA's Osiris-REx spacecraft carried them back to Earth in 2020 and recently discovered...

Ancient southern Africans took genetic evolution in a new direction

Important, previously unrecognized genetic changes common to all ancient and modern Homo sapiens spread in Africa more than 300,000 years ago, a new study finds.After that, the same investigation concludes, human evolution experienced a regional twist. Ancient southern Africans...

NASA Awards Lunar Freezer System Contract – NASA

NASA has selected the University of Alabama at Birmingham to provide the necessary systems required to return temperature sensitive science payloads to Earth from the Moon. The Lunar Freezer System contract is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award with cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery orders. The...

NASA’s Fly Foundational Robots Demo to Bolster In-Space Infrastructure – NASA

NASA and industry partners will fly and operate a commercial robotic arm in low Earth orbit through the Fly Foundational Robots mission set to launch in late 2027. This mission aims to revolutionize in-space operations, a critical capability for...

Birdgirl marks decade of helping minority children access nature

Oliver Edwards PhotographyTo mark its 10th anniversary, the charity will host a conference at the University of the West of England (UWE) on Wednesday, focusing on race equity, education and career pathways in the environmental sector.Looking ahead, Dr Craig...

Exploring how AI will shape the future of work

“MIT hasn’t just prepared me for the future of work — it’s pushed me to study it....

Canada just lost its measles elimination status. Is the U.S. next?

Measles is making a comeback in the Americas. The United States may soon have to return its gold medal status of measles elimination, a ranking bestowed by the World Health Organization that signals the virus is under control and not...

NASA Astronaut Chris Williams, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station – NASA

NASA astronaut Chris Williams, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, safely arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, expanding the orbiting laboratory’s crew to 10 for the next two weeks. The trio launched aboard the Soyuz...

PLANETS Units Have Landed – Free NASA-Funded Out-of-School Time Resources – NASA Science

The NASA Science Activation program's PLANETS (Planetary Learning that Advances the Nexus of Engineering, Technology, and Science) project, led by Northern Arizona University (NAU), is pleased to announce the official launch of three free out-of-school (OST) time units that...

Here are 3 big ideas to combat climate change, with or without COP

Belém, Brazil — The Amazon rainforest is a poster child for the perils of climate change. Deforestation and warming temperatures threaten to push the iconic forest past its limits.So Belém, in the heart of the Amazon, was a momentous place...
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Ukraine reportedly targets Russia’s shadow fleet in foreign waters as sanctions fail to sink Putin’s oil sales

Ukraine has reportedly struck several oil tankers off the coasts of Turkey and West Africa...
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