Russia says to launch own space station in 2025

SpaceX is preparing to carry four astronauts to a crowded International Space Station on Thursday, in the second routine mission since the United States resumed crewed space flight, and the first with a European.

Solar power seeks to produce clean energy from the Sun and it is a promising technology to address greenhouse gas emissions and to reduce humanity’s collective dependence upon fossil fuel. We look at some innovations.

A study using twins has successfully pinpointed the biological machinery responsible for energy handling in fat tissue and how this works poorly in obesity. This is something taking place at the cellular level.

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter could make its first flight over the Red Planet as soon as Monday, the US space agency reported, following a delay of more than a week due to a possible technical issue.

Diseases manifest as signs and symptoms, many of which are present before they can be detected by conventional technology. Researchers have been working on forms of artificial intelligence that could provider earlier indications.

Data suggests that the administering of coronavirus vaccines imparts a protective effect upon babies that are breastfed by their mothers. This provides an important addition to the assessment of vaccine effectiveness.

A new viral disease surveillance tool is being considered. This looks at indoor dust as an objective for surveillance of the virus that causes COVID-19 - SARS-CoV-2. The aim is to help to inform public health decisions.

Environmentalists are increasingly concerned about the sustainability of Florida’s waterways after the deaths of more than 600 manatees so far this year, three times the average rate.

A new species of marsupial frog has been discovered in Peru's Amazon jungle, the state service for natural protected areas said on Monday.The new species belongs to the Gastrotheca genus of tailless frogs found in South and Central America.

A long time ago, Earth collided with a planet called Theia. Big chunks of Theia still exist in the fluid parts of Earth under the mantle. A giant electromagnetic anomaly is one of the possible issues.

For the first time, researchers have been able to obtain data from underneath Thwaites Glacier, also known as the "Doomsday Glacier." They find that the supply of warm water to the glacier is larger than previously thought.

How will we live with the coronavirus going forwards? What risks will new variants pose? Focusing on the disease risk, this week’s Essential Science delves into the pathophysiology of COVID-19.

Russia boasts a rich history of scientific invention across a wide variety of fields, from the Sputnik satellite to the coronavirus vaccine of the same name.

From Uranus emitting unexplained X-rays to the Martian subsurface containing oceans of water, a number of interesting astronomical observations have been reported this month.

A study using a rodent model finds that the daily consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages during adolescence affects the performance of both learning and memory in later adulthood.

A three-man crew docked at the international Space Station Friday after a flight honouring the 60th anniversary of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becoming the first person in space.

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an ancient city in the desert outside Luxor that they say is the "largest" ever found in Egypt and dates back to a golden age of the pharaohs 3,000 years ago.

A three-man crew will blast off to the International Space Station on Friday in a capsule honouring the 60th anniversary of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becoming the first person in space.

Genetic sequencing of human remains dating back 45,000 years has revealed a previously unknown migration into Europe and showed intermixing with Neanderthals in that period was more common than previously thought.

A station on the moon! A mission to Venus! A next generation spacecraft!

A new phase of light has been discovered. This has been named a "super photon". It is formed of thousands of individual light particles (photons). This could help unlock quantum encryption.

Is it possible to develop a 'smart' device that can harvest daylight and then relay this to underground spaces like car parks? Such technology is in progress and it fits with the sustainability drive.

More snow is melting during winter across western North America, a concerning trend that could impact everything from ski conditions to fire danger and agriculture, according to a new analysis of 40 years of data.

NASA's Ingenuity mini-helicopter has survived its first night alone on the frigid surface of Mars, the US space agency said, hailing it as "a major milestone" for the tiny craft as it prepares for its first flight.

Remote-controlled Venus flytrap "robo-plants" and crops that tell farmers when they are hit by disease could become reality after scientists developed a high-tech system for communicating with vegetation.

The Hyades cluster is big, and only153 light-years from Earth. Something turned it into a pretzel. The result is hysteria, based on 200-year-old astrophysical gossip.

This week’s Essential Science looks at the latest research into linguistics, especially in terms of how we learn languages during our formative years. Much of the focus of the research is on changes to the brain.

Recent advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology include software developments, permitting faster contrast scans, more straightforward cardiac imaging workflows, and the ability to assess the human lung in richer detail.

Numerous reports of vascular events after an initial recovery from COVID-19 have led to clinical scientists investigating the impact of COVID-19 on vascular health in relation to recovered patients.

Researchers have mapped the distribution of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in deceased patients with the disease, and shed new light on how viral load relates to tissue damage.

Dark matter comprises the majority of matter in the Universe, but its nature remains unknown. The detection of new particles may offer a clue as to the origins and a connection to black hole formation.

Scientists have reported the discovery of a rare, medium-sized black hole that may help answer one of the more tantalising questions in astronomy: how do their supermassive counterparts come into being?

Wildlife officials in California are worried about a strange ailment that appears to strip young bears of their fear of humans—and also is causing fatal brain inflammation. The mystery disease has shown up in Nevada and California, starting in 2014.

Numbers are important. They are needed for measurements and calculations, and they help to process how we think about the world and interact with others. For this week’s column, we look at new developments in maths.

Astronomy has always relied on mathematics and the collection of information. However, the digital data revolution has enabled new insights to be obtained. Three examples of this are presented.

By positioning four qubits in a two-by-two grid, and demonstrating universal control over all qubits, scientists have made progress towards achieving a scalable approach for quantum computation.

The Pentagon’s release of “hard to explain” UFO information is a departure from an intolerable norm. The decades of denigration of honest sighting reports continue to give off a palpable stench of dishonesty. The question now is “…And…?”

NASA is targeting early April for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet, the space agency said Tuesday.

Once more offices open up, following the easing of coronavirus measures, a new danger presents itself - Legionnaires' disease. This arises because of poorly maintained water and air conditioning systems.