How the pollution of today will become the ‘technofossils’ of the far future
It’s fun to conceptualise like this, and set the human story within the grand perspective of Earth’s history. But there’s a ...
Explainer-How does space travel affect astronaut health?
The human body was not built for spaceflight, with its microgravity conditions, exposure to high-energy radiation and other ...
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Sunita Williams & Butch Wilmore Set To Return To Earth—Here’s How Gravity Will Impact Their Bodies
After spending months in space Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are set to return to Earth But how will gravity impact their ...
Newly discovered ancient apex predator had knife-sharp teeth and bone-crushing jaws
What has the body of a dog, the face of a cat, and jaws powerful enough to potentially crush the bones of an elephant? Meet ...
Near perfect skull of apex predator reveals its 'meat cleaving bite'
Some were the size of a dog. Others were as large as polar bears. A newly-discovered fossil of the ferocious hyaenodont is ...
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Astronauts may need to jump for better knee health in space
Jumping may protect astronauts’ knee cartilage from microgravity damage. Studies on mice show it increases bone density.
Earth’s magnetic field triggers a superpower in sea turtles that makes them ‘dance’
This week, see what makes loggerhead sea turtles “dance,” track a cosmic “ghost particle,” uncover an ancient basilica, and more.
'World's oldest towers' built 13k years ago in one of most dangerous countries on Earth
The monumental structures were of cult character and at the same time were probably places of assembly for the inhabitants of ...
Why gravity will be Sunita Williams’ biggest challenge after she returns to Earth
Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, after spending more than eight months in space, are expected to return to ...
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Earth’s magnetic field triggers a superpower in sea turtles that makes them ‘dance’
The bones had marks and cuts suggesting the removal ... YR4 to see whether the space rock truly has a chance of hitting Earth in 2032.
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Tiny bone found by UW-Madison paleontologists shows dinosaurs could have been around millions of years earlier than previously thought
A newly described dinosaur whose fossils were uncovered by University of Wisconsin–Madison paleontologists changes what scientists previously thought about the creatures who ...