On the moon, the landscape covered in what is called regolith—a mixture of dust, larger particles, and fragments. Credit: NASA From 1967 to 1972, the American space agency NASA conducted…
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Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner
WHAT DID THE 2012 EARLY CAREER AWARD ALLOW YOU TO DO? Why is there something instead of nothing? What is the origin of mass in the universe? These are the…
Remains of 400-year-old wooden ship found in Mexico |
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered the remains of a 400-year-old wooden ship during a rescue excavation in the city of Chalco de Díaz…
Dreaming big on climate action means finding the money to pay for it
The Paris summit failed to unlock real money for climate finance, potentially driving developing countries further into debt without boosting real climate solutions Many people probably think about international climate…
BMI alone will no longer be treated as the go-to measure for weight management – an obesity medicine physician explains the seismic shift taking place
Amid the buzz around weight loss drugs and rising rates of obesity worldwide, many health care professionals are questioning one of the key measures that has long been used to…
HP’s Answers to Increasing Cybersecurity Threats
I’ve spent much of my career in and around security, and if there were ever a time not to be in the security business, this would be it. The cause…
Global study shows loneliness can shorten life spans
There is an epidemic of loneliness and isolation today, and the consequences can be deadly, researchers say. Folks who reported that they were socially isolated or felt lonely were more…
Australia plans huge fines if big tech fails to tackle disinformation
Australia has been at the forefront of efforts to regulate digital platforms. Tech giants could face billions of dollars in fines for failing to tackle disinformation under proposed Australian laws,…
Trio of Images Highlight BepiColombo’s Third Mercury Flyby
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has made its third of six gravity assist flybys at Mercury, snapping images of a newly named impact crater as well as tectonic and volcanic curiosities…
New Space Companies Join Copernicus
With commercial companies playing an increasingly important role in creating a dynamic and innovative space industry, nine New Space satellite data suppliers have joined the Copernicus program as ‘Contributing Missions’.…
