A rare cancer-fighting plant compound has been decoded
Researchers at UBC Okanagan have uncovered the process plants use to create mitraphylline, a rare natural compound that…
South African authorities declare national disaster over deadly flooding
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 10 people are dead with many homes destroyed in flooding caused by torrential…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Debris Could Crash Into The Moon In August, Scientist Predicts
A discarded upper stage from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to crash into the Moon on…
Scientists make old blood stem cells young again in major anti-aging breakthrough
Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have successfully reversed aging in blood-forming stem cells…
Electricity emissions fall for third consecutive year
Greenhouse gas emissions from electricity in Ireland fell by almost 9% last year, the third consecutive year that…
SpaceX Just Hit an All-Time High in Private-Market Trading — but History Stands Ready to Inject a Dose of Reality
Although the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) vaulted to new highs on May…
Don’t reach for the bug spray: scientists find insects may feel pain after crickets nurse sore antenna | Animal behaviour
Do insects feel pain? Crickets certainly seem to, according to new research which finds they stroke and groom…
Ireland’s newest official bathing area off limits to swimmers this summer over water pollution – The Irish Times
The country’s newest official bathing area, Dún Laoghaire Baths, has failed a pollution test and will be out…
SpaceX’s Starship V3 megarocket finally has a debut launch date. Here’s when it will fly
SpaceX’s advanced new Starship megarocket will fly for the first time a week from today, if all goes…
NASA’s Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotors Have Broken The Sound Barrier in Tests : ScienceAlert
When a helicopter’s rotor blades approach the speed of sound, things can get a little dicey. Above about…
Labour must fulfil promise to introduce clean air act, charities urge | Air pollution
Ministers should bring forward a new clean air act that would ban wood burning, clear diesel vehicles from…
The universe is significantly older than previously thought, astronomers find
Galaxies spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope have been causing trouble for the standard story of cosmic…