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Science
Boeing’s Starliner is about to launch − if successful, the test represents an important milestone for commercial spaceflight
If all goes well late on May 6, 2024, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams...
Hemp is more sustainable than timber – here’s how it could transform low-carbon construction
Hemp could become a key tool in the fight against climate change. Like timber, hemp...
China set to blast off to the far side of the Moon – here’s what it could discover
China is attempting to recover the first ever soil and rock samples from the lunar...
Four myths about vertical farming debunked by an expert
Vertical farms look hi-tech and sophisticated, but the premise is simple – plants...
If life exists on Jupiter’s moon Europa, scientists might soon be able to detect it
Europa is one of the largest of more than 90 moons in orbit around the planet Jupiter....
Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light
A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology...
Most bees don’t die after stinging – and other surprising bee facts
Most of us have been stung by a bee and we know it’s not much fun. But maybe we...
Nasa to overhaul mission returning samples from Mars – here’s why it must and will go ahead
Nasa puts great emphasis on delivering what its ten-year surveys of the community...
The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook
A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a man’s home...
How a teenager helped identify a new species of giant marine reptile
It may be difficult to imagine, but the county of Somerset in south-west England...
Climate change is causing marine ‘coldwaves’ too, killing wildlife
The effects of ocean warming are profound and well-documented. But sometimes changes...
How logic alone may prove that time doesn’t exist
Modern physics suggests time may be an illusion. Einstein’s theory of relativity,...
The secret world of earthworms: meet the tiger worm and the nightcrawler
Most people are aware of earthworms, but probably give them little thought
Save our seabed – the bottom of the ocean needs to become a top priority, and the UN agrees
“The science we need for the ocean we want” – this is the tagline for the UN Ocean...
Gut bacteria and the immune system: How aging changes the microbiome and can lead to ‘inflammaging’
The human immune system changes with age. Immune responses start to become less...
We saw one of the most powerful magnets in the Universe come to life – and our theories can’t quite explain it
After a decade of silence, one of the most powerful magnets in the universe suddenly...