13 articles from SATURDAY 28.12.2019
Science teachers, students get Times Square New Year's stage
This year's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square will spotlight efforts to combat climate change when high school science teachers and students press the button that begins the famous 60-second ball drop and countdown to next year.
US astronaut sets record for longest spaceflight by a woman
A U.S. astronaut set a record Saturday for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, breaking the old mark of 288 days with about two months left in her mission.
Mars 2020 rover to seek ancient life, prepare human missions
The Mars 2020 rover, which sets off for the Red Planet next year, will not only search for traces of ancient life, but pave the way for future human missions, NASA scientists said Friday as they unveiled the vehicle.
U.S. astronaut sets record for longest space flight by a woman
A U.S. astronaut set a record Saturday for the longest single space flight by a woman, breaking the old mark of 288 days with about two months left in her...
US astronaut sets record for longest spaceflight by a woman
Koch is expected to spend a total of 328 days, or nearly 11 months, on board the space station before returning to Earth. Missions are typically six months, but NASA announced in April that it was extending her mission until February. The U.S. record for longest space flight is 340 days set by Scott Kelly in...
Michael Rosen: ‘Stories hung in the air about great-aunts and uncles who’d gone’
Searching for the missing pieces in his family brought poet and author Michael Rosen closer to the horror of warEvery time the poet Michael Rosen found out something new about what happened to his Jewish relatives during the Holocaust, he would send a round-robin email to his extended family. “My research brought me face to face with the destiny of Jews in Europe, seen through the prism of my...
In 2019 it became cool to be “real” online
Awkward angles, bad poses, and raw emotions: it was the year of posts about our true selves—or so we thought.
How this mysterious structure buried in the sand is now shedding light on Nova Scotia's history
A mysterious structure on a Cape Sable Island beach in southwest Nova Scotia is revealing its secrets, thanks to the actions of dedicated locals and a young...
Submarine to explore why Antarctic glacier is melting so quickly
Scientists reach remote Thwaites glacier, vanishing at increasing rate, for missionAn international team of scientists has reached the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica and is preparing to drill through more than half a kilometre of ice into the dark waters beneath.The 600-metre deep borehole will allow researchers to lower down a torpedo-shaped robotic submarine that will explore the underside of...
Astronomers worry about too many satellites
As SpaceX asks to launch 30,000 more Starlink satellites in its goal to provide internet service to all parts of the world, some astronomers are concerned that all the light trails they leave behind will change how we see the night...
World's bird species face much higher risk of extinction than previously known, study says
Bird species may be going extinct up to six times faster than previously thought, but the numbers would be much worse without conservation efforts over the last three decades, according to new research from a B.C....
Extinction: A million species at risk, so what is saved?
With around one million species at risk, how do conservationists decide what species to save?
The man who spent 30 years caring for crocodiles in Ethiopia
Tomas Tama has spent 30 years protecting the reptiles in Ethiopia, despite once being bitten.