the-effort-to-save-the-midwest’s-native-seeds

This story was originally published by Grist and  WBEZ . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Under the warm light of a hanging lamp, Marty Landorf carefully crumbled the dried flower head of a black-eyed Susan between her fingers, teasing apart the chaff to uncover its puny black seeds. Each oneContinue Reading

chick-fil-a-faces-another-boycott-over-plans-to-return-to-uk

Controversial fast food chain Chick-fil-A is facing mass boycotts for funding anti-LGBTQ+ organisations as it prepares to return to the UK. Protestors have said they plan to stage demonstrations outside the chain’s London branch upon its opening on Thursday (5 March) over its historical funding of organisations attacking LGBTQ+ rightsContinue Reading

the-iran-war:-nato,-warship-torpedoed-and-khamenei’s-son

*This podcast has been updated for the latest news on the US-Israeli war with details of the U.S. sinking an Iranaian warship off Sri Lanka’s coast, and NATO downing an Iranian missile headed into Turkish airspace.  Ayatollah Ali Khamanei’s son Mojtaba has survived U.S. and Israeli strikes and is seenContinue Reading

ukraine’s-$880m-drone-line-has-turned-russian-movement-on-frontline-into-death-sentence-in-just-12-months

A year ago, Ukraine launched the “Drone Line”, a large-scale initiative to scale up the most effective unmanned systems units of the Ukrainian army, Defense Ministry reports. Now, the project operates more than 1,000 drone crews who systematically strike Russian targets related to its war. The initiative has allocated $880 million, with theContinue Reading

russia-is-funneling-ukraine’s-war-veterans-into-paralympic-sport-—-and-ipc-is-letting-them-compete

Moscow is turning participants of the war against Ukraine into Paralympic athletes. Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence has identified the Russian athletes who served in tank crews, infantry troops in Donetsk Oblast, and as battalion armament commanders. Meanwhile, the International Paralympic Committee has allowed Russian athletes to compete under their flag atContinue Reading

formula-one-teams-on-edge-as-new-regulations-face-first-test-in-australia

F1’s technical changes pose challenges for drivers and engineers alike and raise concerns over quality of racing., F1’s technical changes pose challenges for drivers and engineers alike while raising concerns about the quality of racing. Formula One’s new era ⁠starts at this weekend’s season-opening ⁠Australian Grand Prix, where teams willContinue Reading

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Explore This Section Home News Learning Resources Overview Astrobiology Graphic Histories Coloring Pages For Researchers Overview Astrobiology Strategy Astrobiology Publications Funded Research Research Coordination Networks Early Career Opportunities Resources for Life Detection Missions AbSciCon Multimedia Overview Our Alien Earth Ask an Astrobiologist Explain It Like I’m 5 Astrobiology Poster andContinue Reading

explore-the-bps-science-road-map

Watch the BPS team introduce the Interactive Decadal Science Road Map during their demonstration at the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) 2025 meeting. In this video, you’ll see how the Road Map works and how it can be used to explore the future of biological and physicalContinue Reading

blowing-stellar-bubbles

X-ray: NASA/CXC/John Hopkins Univ./C.M. Lisse et al.; Infrared: NASA/ESA/STIS; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk For the first time, a young, Sun-like star has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy, by astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. The bubble – called an “astrosphere” – completely surrounds the juvenile star inContinue Reading

i-am-artemis:-paul-boehm

3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Paul Boehm Paul Boehm, Orion crew support and thermal systems functional area manager, stands in the Orion Life Support Integration Facility (OLIF) at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credits: NASA/Rad Sinyak Listen to this audio excerpt from Paul Boehm, Orion crew support and thermalContinue Reading