Poachers Are Invading Botswana, Last Refuge of African Elephants by ...
New data leave little doubt that the illegal ivory trade has reached the country, scientists say. Published: July […]
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Virtual Flight over Asteroid Vesta
What would it be like to fly over the asteroid Vesta? Animators from the German Aerospace Center took […]
NASA Reopens Apollo Mission Control Room That Once Landed Men ...
The restored room is a museum piece, and yet it is alive, as though engineers stepped out briefly […]
Drugged, Castrated, Eager to Mate: the Lives of Fungi-Infected Cicadas ...
“This really has all the elements of a sci-fi horror story,” a mycologist said. Published: June 28, 2019 […]
NASA Announces New Dragonfly Drone Mission to Explore Titan by ...
The quadcopter was selected to study the moon of Saturn after a “Shark Tank”-like competition that lasted two […]
Crocodiles Went Through a Vegetarian Phase, Too by CARA GIAIMO
Ancestors of modern crocodiles evolved to survive on a plant diet at least three times, researchers say. Published: […]
The Longer Days
This persistent six month long exposure compresses the time from solstice to solstice (December 21, 2018 to June […]
Unleashed, Robo-Insect Takes Flight by KNVUL SHEIKH
Tiny wings and tinier solar cells allow autonomous movement in a new robotic “bee.” Published: June 26, 2019 […]
This World Is a Simmering Hellscape. They’ve Been Watching Its ...
Researchers have released a five-year record of volcanic activity on Io, a moon of Jupiter, hoping others will […]
A Right Whale Grandmother Dies by KAREN WEINTRAUB
It was the second North Atlantic right whale to die in the Gulf of St. Lawrence recently, dealing […]