Seeds can grow in Moon dust, but not very well
Thale cress plants have been grown in regolith (the fine dust that covers the moon’s surface) using samples from Apollo missions – but they turn out small and stunted
Thale cress plants have been grown in regolith (the fine dust that covers the moon’s surface) using samples from Apollo missions – but they turn out small and stunted
Have you ever skipped a meal and found yourself snapping at people for no good reason? Welcome to the world of hangry – but why does it happen?
Cranky worms that live in the mud can combine copper into its fangs so simply and effectively they are pointing to new material manufacturing processes.
After being confirmed as 37°C in the mid 1800s, the average human body temperature is falling. But why?
Nematodes from ancient Siberian permafrost have been brought back to life after 42,000 years.
Do animals have regional accents and dialects? From ducks to currawongs, cows to wolves, they certainly do.
I’m super happy to see the 2021 NRI Roadmap released. Six months of my life was devoted to the Taskforce and I’m proud to have been part of it.
A wild dolphin in Scotland has been observed ‘talking’ to porpoises in what is being called cross-species communication.
Researchers in the Netherlands have discovered microplastics in the blood of humans for the first time.
I’ve had a horrible tooth abscess recently and I couldn’t help but wonder what would happen if I didn’t treat it. In short, it can kill you.
Australian bull ants have evolved a venom molecule perfectly tuned to target the echidna that also could have implications for people with long-term pain.
Climate change is causing plants in the UK to flower a month earlier on average, which could have profound consequences for wildlife, agriculture and gardeners.
Around 95 million years ago near Winton, a massive crocodile relative clamped down on a baby dinosaur and swallowed it nearly whole. The crocodilian died soon after, and as it fossilised so did the partly-digested dinosaur in its belly.
It turns out that SpaceX is not responsible for the giant piece of space junk that is going to crash into the far side of the Moon – it’s Chinese instead,
Things are a bit rough right now, but it’s nowhere near as bad as the worst year ever: 536.