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Ancient DNA from China’s vast 4,000-year-old Shimao settlement is revealing how one of East Asia’s earliest complex societies was organized. Researchers found that its people were largely descended from local Yellow River farming communities, but also had genetic ties to distant southern and steppe populations, pointing to extensive prehistoric contact.,Continue Reading
The Security Council met Wednesday in New York to debate critical minerals — the lithium, cobalt and copper powering the clean energy transition. Demand is set to triple by 2030. The question: will this mineral wealth build peace and prosperity, or fund conflict and corruption? Follow live updates throughout theContinue Reading
As a deadly heatwave continued to grip Europe on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued an impassioned appeal for more ambitious global action on climate change caused by fossil fuels, to prevent irreversible damage.Continue Reading
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From left, Expedition 74 flight engineers Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA pose for a portrait while holding a cake celebrating their recent arrival aboard the International Space Station. NASA/Chris Williams Three Expedition 74 crew members are nearing the end of their stay aboardContinue Reading
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Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community JWST Cycle 6 Call for… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups Meetings Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources JWST Cycle 6 Call for Proposals; Deadline 30 September 2026 22Continue Reading
The Payload Operations Integration Center at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, enhances collaboration and enables the ground team to efficiently help the International Space Station crew and researchers around the world perform cutting-edge science in the unique environment of low Earth orbit. Credit: NASA Host Andres Almeida: Every experiment and scientificContinue Reading
The Flight Dynamics Research Facility, located at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is the agency’s first major wind tunnel built in more than 40 years. NASA/Mark Knopp Media are invited to NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on Friday, July 31, to attend a media tour andContinue Reading
Following its liftoff from Cape Canaveral on July 21 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) hosting the NASA-supported Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload is now en route to geosynchronous Earth orbit, where it will use its advanced robotics to service spacecraft. RSGS leveragesContinue Reading
Darryl Gaines Acting Deputy Director, Exploration Architecture Integration and Science Directorate Darryl Gaines currently serves as acting deputy director of the Exploration Architecture Integration and Science Directorate at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, where he leads efforts in mission planning, architecture development, systems engineering, and science activities for the Artemis program. Gaines has more than 35 years of experience managing and leading aeronautics and human spaceflight programs and projects. Gaines’ career began at McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company in St. Louis, before joiningContinue Reading