Cape Cod strands more dolphins than anywhere else. Now they"re getting their own hospital
When members of the marine mammal team from the International Fund for Animal Welfare rush to a Cape Cod beach to help a stranded dolphin or porpoise, they have no choice but to treat the endangered animal on site and then immediately release it......»»
Durable Parker Solar Probe going strong after first five years
On Aug. 12, 2018—five years ago this week—NASA's Parker Solar Probe blasted off atop a powerful Delta IV rocket from what is now Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The predawn launch into the skies over the Florida coast marked the start of a ga.....»»
Sharks along Nantucket: A researcher has tagged 100-plus sharks there as population rebounds
While much of the shark focus is centered on great whites along Cape Cod this time of year, another shark species has been making waves in recent years off of Nantucket......»»
Study: 800 great white sharks have visited Cape Cod in recent years
A new population study of great white sharks off Cape Cod shows that the region is one of the largest white shark hotspots in the world, as the apex predators flock to the Cape to hunt seals......»»
Boeing has now lost $1.1 billion on Starliner, with no crew flight in sight
"We're not really ready to talk about a launch opportunity yet." Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner is seen atop an Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) A difficult summer.....»»
Another report of a shark in Cape Cod Bay leaping out of the water to grab striper on fishing line
Trying to catch striped bass in Cape Cod Bay these days? You might be competing with an incredibly powerful apex predator......»»
NASA"s Psyche mission enters home stretch before launch
Engineers and technicians at Cape Canaveral are preparing the Psyche spacecraft for liftoff, which is slated for Oct. 5......»»
SpaceX is stretching the lifetime of its reusable Falcon 9 boosters
Each Falcon 9 booster could fly twice as many times as originally intended. Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket streaks into the sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a mission Sunday night to deploy 22 more Starlink internet satellites......»»
SpaceX launches groundbreaking European dark energy mission
SpaceX is filling in for ESA as European rockets face delays. Enlarge / SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket soars through the sky over Cape Canaveral with Europe's Euclid space telescope. (credit: Stephen Clark/Ars Technica) A Euro.....»»
ULA shipping Vulcan upper stage back to factory for more work
ULA's Vulcan rocket is likely at least a year away from becoming operational. Enlarge / The Centaur V upper stage for the first Vulcan test flight was originally lifted atop its booster at Cape Canaveral in February. (credit: Uni.....»»
"Smartphones" for sharks: Scientists upgrade sensors to keep track of Cape Cod"s white sharks
Scientists monitoring the white shark population in the waters off Massachusetts' Cape Cod are attaching improved sensors, including cameras, to the predators to help scientists keep track of their whereabouts and to keep beachgoers informed and safe.....»»
South Africa"s desert-like interior may have been more inviting to our human ancestors
Lining the Cape of South Africa and its southern coast are long chains of caves that nearly 200,000 years ago were surrounded by a lush landscape and plentiful food......»»
First sea turtle nest of the season discovered on the Outer Banks
Just in time for Mother's Day, rangers at Cape Hatteras National Seashore found the first sea turtle nest of the season Friday morning on Ocracoke Island......»»
Climate change increases the risk of extreme wildfires around Cape Town, but it can be addressed, say researchers
Across the globe, many recent severe wildfires have moved from wildlands into the urban periphery (the "wildland urban interface"). In their wake, they've left death, destruction and disruption. This has led to questions about the extent to which cli.....»»
Study shows how machine learning can identify social grooming behavior from acceleration signals in wild baboons
Scientists from Swansea University and the University of Cape Town have tracked social grooming behavior in wild baboons using collar-mounted accelerometers......»»
Relativity Space is moving on from the Terran 1 rocket to something much bigger
Relativity Space is not going to launch again until at least 2026. Enlarge / Artist's rendering of a Terran R rocket launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Relativity Space made a flurry of announcements on Wednesday a.....»»
ULA continues investigation of Centaur stage “anomaly”
"A column of burning, clear hydrogen shot up into a mushroom cloud." Enlarge / ULA stacks its Centaur V upper stage onto the first flight version of the Vulcan rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. (credit: ULA).....»»
Most of world"s salt marshes likely to be underwater by 2100, study concludes
Cape Cod's salt marshes are as iconic as they are important. These beautiful, low-lying wetlands are some of the most biologically productive ecosystems on Earth. They play an outsized role in nitrogen cycling, act as carbon sinks, protect coastal de.....»»
Relativity Space hopes to live additively ever after with Wednesday’s launch
Watch this one because there won't be many Terran 1 launches. Enlarge / The Terran 1 rocket as seen on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral. (credit: Relativity Space/Trevor Mahlmann) Relativity Space, the ambitious company.....»»
Researchers discover fossilized giant zebra tracks in South Africa
Tens of thousands of years ago, a huge horse species walked, trotted and galloped across the shifting sands of what is today South Africa's Cape south coast......»»