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New material could help NASA melt moon rocks, harness lunar resources
A material recently discovered and tested at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland could help astronauts pack lighter for future missions to the moon. NASA...
A beautiful death: How a dying star created the Crystal Ball Nebula
Planetary nebulae like the Crystal Ball Nebula (NGC 1514) are sort of like stellar obituaries. Though crystal balls supposedly reveal the future, the Crystal Ba...
Mars fungi could make red planet regolith fertile for crops
You're on the fourth human mission to Mars, and you've been tasked with establishing the first self-sustaining food crop on a Martian settlement. You're nervous...
Analysis reveals overseas environmental toll of UK consumption
British demand for everyday global commodities can be linked to more than 29,000 hectares of deforestation worldwide in a single year, with tens of thousands of...
Rodent eradication sparks insect boom on Lord Howe Island
The removal of invasive rodents from Lord Howe Island has triggered a rebound of invertebrate life, with researchers from the University of Sydney and collabora...
DNA reveals hidden biodiversity loss in Ontario streams, offering powerful new tool for freshwater monitoring
Researchers using cutting-edge environmental DNA (eDNA) technology have uncovered far greater biodiversity in eastern Ontario waterways than traditional monitor...
Tropical cyclones now release ocean carbon, but warming could flip role by 2035
The ocean is an important carbon sink that absorbs 20–30% of the total anthropogenic CO2 emissions in the industrial era (1.0–3.0 Pg annually, 1 Pg = 1015 g). T...
The Southwest's drought is shrinking wildlife's suitable habitat, with predators hit hardest
As people in the United States are coping with historic drought conditions, the country's wildlife is also facing problems because of the extreme aridity. Herbi...
China launches crewed space flight as part of moon ambitions
China launched its crewed Shenzhou-23 spacecraft and eased it into a successful docking with a space station early Monday as part of Beijing's ambitions to send...
With ice cream and giant fans, hajj pilgrims battle searing heat
To avoid the punishing sun, Inas Gamal abandoned her ambitious plan of spending the days ahead of the hajj praying in Mecca's Grand Mosque and retreated to the...
Expedition to Hess Rise in the Northwest Pacific begins
Located in the middle of the North Pacific, between Japan and Canada, lies one of the world's largest oceanic plateaus, the so-called Hess Rise. The plateau is...
This tiny blue octopus from the Galápagos could curl up in your hand and shows how much deep ocean remains unexplored
The Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador are home to more than a thousand plant and animal species found nowhere else on Earth—things like marine iguanas...