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500 million year-old fossils reveal answer to evolutionary riddle

The first animals to build hard and robust skeletons appear suddenly in the fossil record in a geological blink of an eye around 550-520...

Oldest planetary debris in our galaxy found in new study

Astronomers led by the University of Warwick have identified the oldest star in our galaxy that is accreting debris from orbiting planetesimals, making it...

NASA Moon rocket launch delayed again, this time by storm

NASA again rescheduled its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Nicole churned toward the east coast of Florida, officials...

What is ESA’s Moonlight initiative?

Going to the moon was the first step. Staying there is the next ambition. ESA is a key partner in NASA's Artemis program, which aims...

Food science research could help astronauts eat well on future Mars missions

If space is the final frontier, it's food that will get us there in good shape, and UBC researchers are making sure that our...

What is a flash drought? An Earth scientist explains

Many people are familiar with flash floods—torrents that develop quickly after heavy rainfall. But there's also such a thing as a flash drought, and...