In this photo provided by NASA, astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr. collects lunar samples at Station No. 1 during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity at the Descartes landing site, April 21, 1972. (John W. Young/NASA via AP) John W. Young/AP Jacki Mahaffey, chief training officer for Artemis II, prepares for a training mission in…
March 30, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm These snakes steal poison from their prey—here’s how they know they have enough Snakes that gain poisons from eating toads seem to know when they’re toxic by keeping track of what they last ate By Christa Lesté-Lasserre edited by Andrea Thompson A red-necked keelback…
I’ve loved insects ever since I was a kid and spent summers looking for them. My mum would always tell me that from the age of one – even before I could walk – I would happily sit outside, watching ants and trying to follow them back to their colony. As an adult, I take…
5G covers under 40% of landmass. This Whitepaper details how 3GPP Release 17 addresses six satellite challenges: delay, Doppler, path loss, polarization, spectrum, and architecture. What Attendees will Learn Why non-terrestrial networks are now integral to the 5G roadmap — Understand how the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release 17 incorporates satellite-based connectivity into the…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back. They just wish these Artemis moonshots had happened sooner while more of Apollo’s workforce was still alive. Now in their 80s and 90s, the dwindling survivors of…
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QUICK FACTS Name: Tudor Heart What it is: A gold necklace with a red-enameled pendant Where it is from: Warwickshire, central England When it was made: Circa 1518 Half a millennium after a solid-gold Renaissance necklace was forged, a metal detectorist spotted it poking out of a dried-up pond in central England. The necklace’s heart-shaped…
You’ve probably heard the phrase “use it or lose it” used in reference to physical and mental skills. The term “digital dementia” is often trotted out to describe how our dependence on technology has impacted our ability to navigate without GPS or find information for ourselves. So what happens when you automate as much of…
Available for 29 days Humans are returning to the Moon – hear all about it on the BBC’s space podcast. 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II is following Nasa’s mission to loop around the Moon, with a new episode every day. Starts on Monday 30 March 2026. Search for 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II wherever you…
There’s bad news for me and my fellow Eeyores (there always is): a positive mindset could help you age better. Research led by Prof Becca Levy of the Yale School of Public Health interrogated over-65s on their attitudes to ageing, following them for up to 12 years, and found that those with positive beliefs about…
