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By Eric M. Johnson. LE BOURGET, France (Reuters) - The explosion that destroyed a SpaceX astronaut taxi in April "no doubt" delays NASA's drive to return Americans to the International Space Station from U.S. soil later this year, the U.S. space agency's ...

Amazon.com and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos will need all the water ice on the Moon he can get his hands on if his dream of using the Moon as a base to explore other planets in our solar system is to come to pass. Water ice is plentiful on the Moon.

LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Groundwater pumping in the last century has contributed as much as 50 percent to stream flow declines in some U.S. rivers, according to a new research published Wednesday in Science Advances. Using a computer ...

Date: June 19, 2019; Source: Colorado State University; Summary: If the climate continues warming as predicted, spruce beetle outbreaks in the Rocky Mountains could become more frequent. Share: FULL STORY ...

(CNN) -- A new image of the Red Planet features some other colors. NASA has spotted a new impact crater on the surface of Mars, and scientists have released an image of it showing some blue and purple. The impact exposed the darker material beneath ...

A charity for terminally ill children warns hospices are under threat unless the NHS increases funding.

As the country celebrates the 50th anniversary of sending the first man to the moon, astronaut Michael Collins, the command module pilot on Apollo 11, says he has no problem with being known as “the third guy.” “I was the base camp operator, if you will, or I ...

Queensland researchers have developed a tool described as “Google Maps for genes” potentially throwing open the field of genetic manipulation, which previously had a high bar to entry. Previously, only large labs had the time and money to invest in genetic ...

BOSTON (CBS) – Fifty years ago, men landed on the moon. It was the culmination of the vision of President John F. Kennedy to land on the moon by the end of the 1960's. On Wednesday, Boston's JFK Library and Museum commemorated that achievement ...

Washington: Scientists have discovered modern microbes living in fossilised dinosaur bones, a finding that further quashes hopes of creating clones of the ancient prehistoric animals from preserved proteins. Some paleontologists reported finding dinosaur ...

With measles cases on the rise in UK, Dr Aayesha Hassan is fighting misinformation and distrust within the Somali community.

Changes in a chemical called serotonin were found 15 to 20 years in advance of symptoms.

To celebrate Shark Appreciation Day, July 14, and raise awareness about the magnificent shark, OdySea Aquarium has renamed the entire month “Jaw-some July.” With 50 sharks and 15 different species living at OdySea Aquarium, guests can marvel at one ...

HUNTSVILLE, AL – From June 2 -7, Heidi Engelage of Mascoutah recently attended Space Academy at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, home of Space Camp®, Space Camp® Robotics™, Aviation Challenge®, U.S. Cyber Camp® and NASA Marshall ...

“It's the heart of darkness of the genome, we warn students not to go there,” said Charles Langley, professor of evolution and ecology at University of California, Davis. Geneticists exploring the dark heart of the human genome have discovered big chunks of ...

By Michelle Lou, CNN. (CNN) -- A new image of the Red Planet features some other colors. NASA has spotted a new impact crater on the surface of Mars, and scientists have released an image of it showing some blue and purple. The impact exposed the ...

Faced with potential violence from rival factions, dwarf mongoose groupmates pull together and behave more co-operatively, according to new research by University of Bristol researchers published today [Wednesday 19 June]. Conflict between rival groups ...

THE proposed Reef Protection Measures continue to create a sense of apprehension among rural producers, and Canegrowers Bundaberg manager Dale Holliss, for one, continues to fight the Bill. Mr Holliss recently wrote an open letter to the Queensland ...

In an effort to create more autonomous, life-like robots, scientists have developed a soft robotic lionfish with a multi-functional circulatory system. A blood-like compound powers the bot and provides propulsion. Typically, robots are equipped with ...

Groundwater pumping is causing rivers and small streams throughout the country to decline, according to a new study from researchers at the Colorado School of Mines and the University of Arizona. Scientists have known for a while that there's a link ...