Astronomy

Grass bedding in South Africa’s Border cave dates back 227,000 years, and was put on top of ash to help keep biting insects away

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A compound eye almost identical to those of modern bees and dragonflies has been found in a fossil trilobite that lived on the seabed 429 million years ago

Through the Artemis program, NASA is working to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024.

Despite claims that soft lockdown was a good idea, so far Sweden has had more covid-19 related deaths than its Scandinavian neighbours with little difference in economic slowdown

Despite claims that soft lockdown was a good idea, so far Sweden has had more covid-19 related deaths than its Scandinavian neighbours with little difference in economic slowdown

A form of magnetic levitation can separate living and dead cells, which could help in everything from drug discovery to tissue engineering

A form of magnetic levitation can separate living and dead cells, which could help in everything from drug discovery to tissue engineering

When it comes to training badly behaved dogs, treats and rewards produce better and quicker results than electric shock collars

When it comes to training badly behaved dogs, treats and rewards produce better and quicker results than electric shock collars

As Tropical Storm Isaias hit Puerto Rico, a thick cable snapped at Arecibo Observatory – one of the biggest radio telescopes in the world – and crashed through the dish

As Tropical Storm Isaias hit Puerto Rico, a thick cable snapped at Arecibo Observatory – one of the biggest radio telescopes in the world – and crashed through the dish

Keep your eye on the ion tail of Comet NEOWISE.

Where is Jupiter's ammonia?

Where are all these meteors coming from?

The hydrogen in your body, present in every molecule of water, came from the

From Earth, Saturn never shows a crescent phase.

East of Antares,

What planets are those behind that unusual rock spire?

Virgin Galactic has announced a partnership with engine-maker Rolls Royce to develop a supersonic jetliner that will be even faster than the Concorde

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