Nasa Mars 2020 Mission’s MiMi Aung on women in space
At 16, MiMi Aung travelled alone to the US for an education. Now she’s a project lead on Nasa’s Mars mission….
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European SolO probe ready to take on audacious mission
A UK-assembled European spacecraft aims to take the closest ever pictures and movies of the Sun. …
Nasa astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir in all-women spacewalk
Two female astronauts made history as they replaced a power unit on the International Space Station. …
Satellites to monitor whale strandings from space
Scientists are developing the techniques to spot mass stranding events from orbit. …
Why a brainless yellow ‘blob’ that can learn is mystifying scientists
A yellow organism, which looks like fungus but acts like an animal, has gone on display at a Paris zoo. …
Climate change: Boris Johnson to chair new committee
A committee is set up to push climate action but critics point to delay on environment policy. …
Why this woman hates to hear about ‘big bad wolf’
The leashed beasts may look like large powerful dogs, but they still have the wild heart of a wolf. …
Human ‘mini-brain’ develops slowest among primates
Researchers grow brains in a lab and discover that human neurons develop more slowly than those of other primates. …
Bloodhound diary: South African trials get under way
The team behind the Bloodhound supersonic car is in Northern Cape to start running the vehicle. …
Nasa unveils new spacesuit for next Moon landing
The agency reveals a prototype for a lunar surface spacesuit to fit all shapes and sizes. …
Unmanned ship to go on 400-year-old journey across the Atlantic
UK-based team to chart unprecedented waters with fully autonomous sea journey. …
Why scientists are ‘listening’ to the Matterhorn
Sparked by an unexpected rockfall, researchers placed sensors on the mountain to monitor the site. …
Brexit hits UK science funding and workforce
The first figures emerge demonstrating that Brexit uncertainty has adversely affected UK research. …
Southwest Atlantic humpback whales on recovery path
The population first ravaged by commercial whalers in the 1900s is almost back to where it was. …
Plant ‘takes’ world’s first selfie in London Zoo experiment
A camera set-up powered by a plant could pave the way for the remote monitoring of rainforests. …
Electronic devices ‘need to use recycled plastic’
Consumers need to demand electronic devices that use recycled plastic, campaigners say. …
The Russian who could have been first to Moon
Alexei Leonov, who died on Friday, could have been the first human to land on the Moon. …
Microplastics: Seeking the ‘plastic score’ of the food on our plates
Microplastics are everywhere, but how worried should we be? Scientists are on a mission to find out more. …