A localized dust storm on Mars may have played a key role in driving water into the planet’s upper atmosphere, offering fresh clues to how the Red Planet lost much of its water over billions…
ESA testing detection of floating plastic litter from…
[caption id="attachment_14754" align="alignnone" width="700"] Ocean plastic[/caption] The millions of tonnes of plastic ending up in the oceans every year are a global challenge. ESA is responding by looking at the detection of marine plastic litter…
Exploring the Vast Potential of Non-Edible Seed Oils
Researchers at University of Malaya, Malaysia, have unveiled the various potential of regionally available non-edible oil-bearing plants. [caption id="attachment_14748" align="alignnone" width="658"] Non-edible oil-bearing plants: Leucaena leucocephala, Brucea javanica and Ocimum basilicum.Credit : Dr. Zul Ilham…
Even flies like a familiar song: How auditory…
Researchers at Nagoya University have developed a fruit fly model to explore how learned auditory cues alter mating behavior and sexual preference. [caption id="attachment_14743" align="alignright" width="300"] Without prior auditory experience during development, a female fly…
ESA’s next science mission to focus on nature…
[caption id="attachment_14740" align="alignnone" width="625"] Hot exoplanet[/caption] The nature of planets orbiting stars in other systems will be the focus for ESA’s fourth medium-class science mission, to be launched in mid 2028. Ariel, the Atmospheric Remote‐sensing…