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Artificial spider silk could help us harvest drinking water from air

Artificial spider silk could help us harvest drinking w...

SIN Aug 2, 2023 0 2

Helical bumps on artificial fibres can carry 2000 times more water than the volu...

Ancient Babylonian arson in Jerusalem revealed by chemical clues

Ancient Babylonian arson in Jerusalem revealed by chemi...

SIN Aug 2, 2023 0 2

By analysing charred remains of a Jerusalem building, archaeologists have uncove...

Oldest adult jellyfish fossil ever found is over 500 million years old

Oldest adult jellyfish fossil ever found is over 500 mi...

SIN Aug 2, 2023 0 3

A fossil discovered in Canada reveals that jellyfish developed the swimming stag...

Science, Hardware Launch on NASA’s Northrop Grumman Cargo Mission

Science, Hardware Launch on NASA’s Northrop Grumman Car...

SIN Aug 2, 2023 0 2

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International...

NASA has regained contact with Voyager 2 after losing it for a week

NASA has regained contact with Voyager 2 after losing i...

SIN Aug 2, 2023 0 2

After accidentally turning the Voyager 2 spacecraft away from Earth and losing c...

'Virgin Birth' Engineered into Female Animals for First Time

'Virgin Birth' Engineered into Female Animals for First...

SIN Aug 2, 2023 0 1

Scientists altered the genomes of female fruit flies, allowing them to reproduce...

Lead exposure linked to higher risk of engaging in criminal behaviour

Lead exposure linked to higher risk of engaging in crim...

SIN Aug 2, 2023 0 2

Higher exposure to lead in childhood is associated with a greater likelihood of ...

Join NASA Administrator, Artemis II Moon Crew for Mission Update

Join NASA Administrator, Artemis II Moon Crew for Missi...

SIN Aug 2, 2023 0 3

NASA will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at the agency...

Male moths make their own perfume from flowers to attract females

Male moths make their own perfume from flowers to attra...

SIN Aug 2, 2023 0 18

Tobacco budworm moth males gather a sweet-smelling chemical from flowers and rel...

Earth's early warmth may be explained by methane-making reaction

Earth's early warmth may be explained by methane-making...

SIN Aug 2, 2023 0 2

A chemical process that produces methane without living organisms could have war...

NASA Detects 'Heartbeat' from Voyager 2 Spacecraft after Losing Contact

NASA Detects 'Heartbeat' from Voyager 2 Spacecraft afte...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 1

A glitch may have silenced NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft until mid-October—but a “...

A Sun Shield over Earth? Catch an Asteroid, and It Might Work

A Sun Shield over Earth? Catch an Asteroid, and It Migh...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 2

A resurfaced idea for solar geoengineering imagines a sunlight-blocking space sh...

Is it possible to drill a hole straight through a planet?

Is it possible to drill a hole straight through a planet?

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 3

Could we bore a hole through the centre of Earth? What would it be like to fling...

Science Corrects Itself, Right? A Scandal at Stanford Says It Doesn't

Science Corrects Itself, Right? A Scandal at Stanford S...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 5

What does it take to correct the scientific record? And who—and what—stands in t...

Space Debris Will Block Space Exploration Unless We Start Acting Sustainably

Space Debris Will Block Space Exploration Unless We Sta...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 1

We need satellites and rocket bodies designed with an end-of-life plan to keep s...

The Ukraine War Is an Environmental Catastrophe with Global Consequences

The Ukraine War Is an Environmental Catastrophe with Gl...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 18

When it’s time to rebuild, we must prioritize more sustainable and resilient inf...

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