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Axiom 4 mission is using fruit flies to study how we might protect human DNA from harmful space radiation during long missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Scientists have discovered a new bacteria species called niallia tiangongensis aboard China's Tiangong space station.

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University of Alberta research is showing how trees and fungi team up to survive and stay healthy against insect attacks—an ...

Scientists created a camera thinner than human hair, flexible enough to bend with your movements, and capable of seeing ...

Nature-inspired robot duo uses insect-like agility and inflatable growth to inspect tight, complex spaces like jet engines.

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When these crucial pollinating species visit flowers and other plants, they produce a number of characteristic sounds, such ...

In the clear waters off Florida’s Dry Tortugas National Park sits a massive brick fort where one doctor flipped his story from villain to hero. Samuel Mudd, jailed for helping Lincoln’s killer, became ...

UK-based startup Green Bioactives is preparing for the commercial launch of high-value botanicals made via plant cell culture ...

Ventures Tour featuring a range of portfolio pitch sessions hosted by some of Cambridge’s most prominent venture capital ...