Dispatches
NASA’s awkward problem. Agency asks for help and sets reward Scientific Journal
A visit to the toilet in space is no simple matter. It's cramped, there is no gravity and you don't know what…
Author: Science desk
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Amazing ants that grow plants
Researchers have looked at the mróto the Fiji Islands. They determined that the insects deliberately harvest, plant, and then fertilize a plant…
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Disturbing changes in the Arctic. It’s 20 degrees warmer. Celsius
The state of sea ice in the Arctic is alarmingly small for this time of year. The same is true of the…
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Scientists examined handwritten notes from Copernicus’ book collection
More than half a thousand handwritten notes made on the margins of books by Nicolaus Copernicus were found in the collection of…