Uncategorized

  1. Planetary Science

    Going to space? Always, always pack a camera

    Planetary scientist Candice Hansen-Koharcheck championed the importance of space imagery. Her legacy lives on in every pixel that comes back to Earth.

    By Marina Koren
  2. Health & Medicine

    A low-cost rotavirus test could save childrens’ lives in Nigeria

    Nigerian virologist Margaret Oluwatoyin Japhet has designed a rapid test that could diagnose rotavirus at a child’s bedside.

    By Sharon Muzaki
  3. Archaeology

    Neandertals used rhinoceros teeth as tools

    Finds at sites in Spain and France suggest that Neandertals used the teeth of ancient rhinos for heavy-duty fabrication.

    By Javier Barbuzano
  4. Space

    Space junk falls back to Earth faster as sunspot numbers climb

    A new study links the sun's 11-year cycle to accelerated orbital loss, with debris falling faster once sunspot numbers near their cycle peak.