INTERLAKEN, Switzerland – The European Space Agency (ESA) wrapped up its 345th Council meeting with decisions aimed at bolstering Europe’s role in human spaceflight, deepening international cooperation and advancing planetary defence. The two‑day meeting, hosted…
Every plant cell is the product of a biological merger billions of years ago. Chloroplasts are key structures in plants and algae that capture sunlight, but originally they were free-living bacteria that took up residence…
[caption id="attachment_13934" align="alignnone" width="775"] This 2-year-old chimp named Betty succumbed to a human common cold virus in Uganda. The opportunity to retrieve Betty’s body before it decomposed or scavengers set in was critical to making…
A milk protein contained in gastro-resistant microcapsules could be used to give foods cancer-fighting, immune-boosting properties. [caption id="attachment_13929" align="alignright" width="300"] Microcapsule-protected functional proteins could one-day form a key part of human nutrition. Pictured: Calcium carbonate…
[caption id="attachment_13926" align="alignnone" width="700"] contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2017), processed by KNMI[/caption] The new Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite captured the presence of elevated absorbing aerosols – caused by fires – in the atmosphere off the…
[caption id="attachment_13920" align="alignright" width="335"] Arthrospira microalgae[/caption] When resources are limited, you have to work with what you have – especially in the harsh environment of space. Though the International Space Station is regularly restocked by…