We’ve seen helium baked off a rocky exoplanet’s atmosphere
Most of the gas in the Universe is a mixture of hydrogen and helium. It’s thought…
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Would you buy milk from a gene-edited cow? Consumers may be more open than you think
As temperatures rise, New Zealand’s dairy farmers face a growing challenge: keeping cows cool enough to…
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The heat is on and is set to get worse, according to the WMO | DW News
A new report by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) suggests the climate crisis could escalate…
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What ‘biodegradable’ packaging really means – and 3 key questions to ask about it
“Biodegradable” has become one of the most reassuring words in modern packaging. It appears on coffee…
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The latest world climate report is grim, but it’s not the end of the story
Oceans and ice The annual State of the Climate report, published today by the World Meteorological…
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Microbes in Antarctica survive the freezing and dark winter by living on air
Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the…
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SpaceX’s next-gen Super Heavy booster aces four days of “cryoproof” testing
The upgraded Super Heavy booster slated to launch SpaceX’s next Starship flight has completed cryogenic proof…
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Ancient African bedrock reveals the violent beginnings of life on our blue planet
You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA’s rovers….
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China just carried out its second reusable launch attempt in three weeks
For the second time this month, a Chinese rocket designed for reuse successfully soared into low-Earth…
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Oh look, yet another Starship clone has popped up in China
Every other week, it seems, a new Chinese launch company pops up with a rocket design…
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Starship will soon fly over towns and cities, but will dodge the biggest ones
Some time soon, perhaps next year, SpaceX will attempt to fly one of its enormous Starship…
