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Secrets of tardigrade evolution revealed

Aiming lasers on fossilized tardigrades frozen in amber, scientists gained clues into their survival tactics

Salon

Paris Zinc Roofers Seek Elusive UNESCO Heritage Status

The zinc covering the roofs of central Paris has given the French capital's skyline its distinctive grey hue for almost two centuries.

International Business Times

‘She was right and they were wrong’: the female astronomers hidden by science’s male elite

As a new play examines the work of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, we celebrate the women whose crucial discoveries were ignored or suppressed

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‘Amazing’ Viking-age treasure travelled half the world to Scotland, analysis finds

Lidded vessel is star object in rich Galloway Hoard and came from silver mine in what is now Iran

The Guardian - UK

SpaceX launches back-to-back Falcon 9 rockets within 65 minutes and aces 2 landings days after a failed booster touchdown (video)

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets in just over an hour early Saturday (Aug. 31) and nailed back-to-back booster landings just days after a recent failure.

Space

Rocket Lab's Mars probes reach launch site ahead of 1st flight on Blue Origin New Glenn rocket (photos)

The twin ESCAPADE satellites have arrived in Florida for the highly anticipated inaugural flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn megarocket in October.

Space

Astronomers Simulated How A Supermassive Black Hole Annihilates A Star — And It Is A Must-See

Giant black holes in the centres of galaxies like our own Milky Way are known to occasionally munch on nearby stars.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 126 —Danger! Rogue Planets!

On Episode 126 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Rosalba Perna about errant planets.

Space

Weight-loss drugs ‘slow down the ageing process’, scientists suggest

Semaglutide – contained in Ozempic and Wegovy – has ‘far-reaching benefits’, with people dying at lower rate from all causes

The Guardian - UK

Does My Cat Need A Haircut? Here’s What A Vet Says About Feline Grooming

Cat owners don't need to give their cat a haircut even when it gets hot out because cat fur already grows differently in the winter and summer.

Inverse

Roll out with Optimus Prime in new 'Transformers One' trailer (video)

A new trailer and poster have arrived for Paramount's "Transformers One" animated feature, which arrives on Sept. 20.

Space

Economic fallout from forced childbirth

A tsunami is coming. Women and children will experience deep trauma, mental and physical ailments, and even death

Salon

Who is Rook, the Renaissance station's robot science officer in 'Alien: Romulus?'

An explanation of the android characters of Ash and Rook in the "Alien" film universe.

Space

EPA rejects plastics industry’s math

The plastics industry uses a controversial accounting method to inflate the recycled content it advertises

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NASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in space

NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System successfully spread its "wings" in space.

The Guardian - UK

‘He was in mystic delirium’: was this hermit mathematician a forgotten genius whose ideas could transform AI – or a lonely madman?

In isolation, Alexander Grothendieck seemed to have lost touch with reality, but some say his metaphysical theories could contain wonders

Inverse

Inside the Controversial Effort To Move This Forgotten, Mysterious Creature From It’s Native Home

Is it ethical to move the cold-adapted species to a part of its native range that may not get enough snow in the future?

Salon

Unspoken success story: Walz's sobriety

It’s time for Walz to publicly claim his sobriety and galvanize the 24 million voters living in recovery

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket can return to flight, FAA says

SpaceX can resume flying its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced this evening (Aug. 30), two days after a landing failure grounded the vehicle.

Space

No, NASA's DART asteroid impact probably won't spark meteor showers on Earth — but maybe on Mars

Slower moving particles blasted out by the DART impact on the asteroid Dimorphos could create meteor showers on Mars — but it's unlikely they'll cause meteor showers over Earth.

Space

'Deadpool & Wolverine' has a sneaky Canadarm robot arm cameo at the end of time — but blink and you'll miss it

The iconic Canadarm space robot makes a brief appearance in "Deadpool & Wolverine," a film that features fellow Canadian Ryan Reynolds.

Space

'Slingshot' is a surreal sci-fi head trip that questions its own reality (review)

A review of Swedish director Michael Håfström’s psychological sci-fi thriller, "Slingshot"

Space

Former U.S. Navy Seal Jonny Kim will be 1st Korean-American astronaut on ISS in March 2025

U.S. Navy lieutenant and NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will board a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to fly to the ISS for an eight-month mission in 2025.

Space

What were the Bell Riots in the greatest 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' time travel episode?

As history catches up with a pivotal moment in the "Star Trek" timeline, we look back at the events of "Past Tense," which took place on Aug. 30, 2024.

Space

NASA gives Intuitive Machines $117 million for 2027 mission to moon's south pole

Intuitive Machines, which aced the first-ever private moon landing earlier this year, just scored a $117 million NASA contract for a 2027 mission to the lunar south pole.

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