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ESA’s Astronaut Support Team has Received Training in Helicopter Underwater Escape
Astronomy

ESA’s Astronaut Support Team has Received Training in Helicopter Underwater Escape

Members of the ESA astronaut support crews practiced helicopter underwater escapes last week. All participants in astronaut landing operations, including flight surgeons and photographers who…
How Your Concern for Your Health is being Exacerbated by Your Dread of the Unknown
Psychology

How Your Concern for Your Health is being Exacerbated by Your Dread of the Unknown

Health anxiety, also known as illness anxiety disorder or hypochondriasis, is a mental health condition characterized by excessive and persistent worry about having a serious…
Powerful Tool for Analyzing and Tuning Atomically Thin Materials is Reported by an International Team
Physics

Powerful Tool for Analyzing and Tuning Atomically Thin Materials is Reported by an International Team

Systems made of materials that are merely one or a few atom layers thick have fascinated physicists. These two-dimensional materials can be piled in order…
Research Shows that Ballet can Improve Exercisers in Every Arena
Social Science

Research Shows that Ballet can Improve Exercisers in Every Arena

Advice about fitness geared toward older individuals has grown in popularity as the world’s population ages. Social dancing in particular has been seen as a…
The Prevalence of the Chikungunya, Zika, and Dengue Viruses in Mexico may be Higher than Previously Thought
Health

The Prevalence of the Chikungunya, Zika, and Dengue Viruses in Mexico may be Higher than Previously Thought

Chikungunya, Zika, and Dengue are all viral diseases transmitted by mosquitoes. While they share some similarities, they are caused by different viruses and can have…
Researchers Find the Largest ‘Raptor’ Dinosaurs Lived Millions of Years Before We Previously Thought
Zoology

Researchers Find the Largest ‘Raptor’ Dinosaurs Lived Millions of Years Before We Previously Thought

Utahraptor is one of the largest raptors discovered so far. It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 126 million years ago. Utahraptor is going…
Future Space Coast Launches Require Backup Plans After the SpaceX Starship Destroyed the Texas Launch Pad
International Business

Future Space Coast Launches Require Backup Plans After the SpaceX Starship Destroyed the Texas Launch Pad

Elon Musk said teams could be prepared to try another Starship launch in as little as one to two months after the most powerful rocket…
The Most Potent Objects in the Cosmos, Quasars, have been a Mystery to Astronomers for 60 Years
Astronomy

The Most Potent Objects in the Cosmos, Quasars, have been a Mystery to Astronomers for 60 Years

By learning that galaxies merging is what ignites quasars, the brightest, most potent objects in the universe, scientists have solved one of their greatest riddles.…
The Solar Array Deployment Test for NOAA’s GOES-U Satellite is Finished
Astronomy

The Solar Array Deployment Test for NOAA’s GOES-U Satellite is Finished

In order to make sure it will work properly in space, GOES-U, the fourth and last satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R Series, recently finished a successful…
Researchers Claim that When Land is Abandoned More Frequently, Nature is Altering
Geography

Researchers Claim that When Land is Abandoned More Frequently, Nature is Altering

The lands they toiled on are sometimes left idle when people leave their rural lives behind to seek their fortunes in the city or when…
World No-Tobacco Day
Social Science

World No-Tobacco Day

World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed around the world annually on May 31st. It is a global initiative led by the World Health Organization…
Animals are at Risk When Wildlife Crime Slips Down the Priority List for Law Enforcement
Plants and Animals

Animals are at Risk When Wildlife Crime Slips Down the Priority List for Law Enforcement

Wildlife crime refers to any illegal activity that involves the exploitation or harm of wildlife. It encompasses a wide range of offenses, including poaching, illegal…
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