The spaceship reinvented for new frontiers
Radical redesign is 100% reusable, offering more frequent, cheaper and deeper flights into space......»»
Apple iMac (24-inch) M1 review: Seeing is believing
The 24-inch iMac has been reinvented as the Mac for a new generation, and must be seen in person to be truly appreciated......»»
97% of Earth"s land area may no longer be ecologically intact
Only between 2% and 3% of the Earth's terrestrial surface can be considered ecologically intact, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. This percentage is drastically lower than past assessments, which estimated.....»»
Crop rotations with beans and peas offer more sustainable and nutritious food production
Growing more legumes, like beans and lentils, is potentially a more sustainable and nutritious approach to European agriculture, shows a new study in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. This study presents some of the first holistic evidence that.....»»
Job postings hint at winners of NYC and London e-scooter pilots
A batch of job listings along with some Twitter whisperings suggests that scooter companies such as Lime and Superpedestrian are gearing up to operate in London and New York City — two of the last remaining frontiers of shared scooter services. A r.....»»
Gut bacteria "talk" to horse"s cells to improve their athletic performance
A horse's gut microbiome communicates with its host by sending chemical signals to its cells, which has the effect of helping the horse to extend its energy output, finds a new study published in Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. This exciting disc.....»»
How Long Would It Take To Walk Around the Moon?
The moon is just 27% the size of earth. So long-time Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot shares an interesting question from Science Alert. "If you were to hop in a spaceship, don a spacesuit and go on an epic lunar hike, how long would it take to walk all.....»»
NASA Has a Plan To Punch An Asteroid With a Spaceship To Protect Earth
A new NASA mission, called the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission due for launch this summer, aims to launch a spaceship that will directly punch an asteroid. Motherboard reports: The mission's target is an asteroid system called Didymos.....»»
Two steps forward: Virgin Galactic’s new ship and Dragon’s diverse crew
"You have to start somewhere." Virgin Galactic revealed its newest spaceship this week. [credit: Virgin Galactic ].....»»
Virgin Galactic unveils mirror-coated space plane known as "Spaceship III"
Virgin Galactic, the space tourism firm that hopes to send its first customers to space next year, unveiled a new spacecraft design on Tuesday. The sleek new space plane has a reflective coating that the company calls "mirror-like," and says will add.....»»
Virgin Galactic debuts its first third-generation spaceship, ‘VSS Imagine’
Commercial human spaceflight company Virgin Galactic has unveiled the first ever Spaceship III, the third major iteration of its spacecraft design. The first in this new series is called ‘VSS (Virgin SpaceShip) Imagine,’ and will start gr.....»»
Slack wants to be more than a text-based messaging platform
Last October as Slack was preparing for its virtual Frontiers conference, the company began thinking about different ways people could communicate on the platform. While it had built its name on being able to integrate a lot of services in a single p.....»»
Deforestation, forest conversion and palm oil plantations linked to disease outbreaks
Deforestation, certain types of reforestation and commercial palm plantations correlate with increasing outbreaks of infectious disease, shows a new study in Frontiers in Veterinary Science. This study offers a first global look at how changes in for.....»»
Planting seed investments on tech’s frontiers nets KdT Ventures $50 million for its latest fund
Like other venture investors over the past year, Cain McClary, co-founder of the investment firm KdT Ventures, recently made the jump to Austin. But unlike the rest of them, he was coming from Black Mountain, NC. McClary had spent the better part of.....»»
Swiss kids suit up for "Mission to Mars"
Leo pulls on a shiny, silver suit and places the helmet gingerly over his head before marching with the other budding astronauts towards their spaceship......»»
Dolphins adapt to survive invasive coastal constructions
Bottlenose dolphins learn to cope with coastal construction activities. That is the conclusion of a study published in Frontiers in Marine Science. The study is the first to provide a longitudinal perspective on the cumulative impacts of coastal cons.....»»
Astronauts in crewed missions to Mars could misread vital emotional cues
Living for nearly 2 months in simulated weightlessness has a modest but widespread negative effect on cognitive performance that may not be counteracted by short periods of artificial gravity, finds a new study published in Frontiers in Physiology. W.....»»
Retreating glaciers threaten herbs used to make iconic alpine liqueurs
Alpine landscapes are irrevocably changing: scientists estimate that the Alps may be glacier-free by the end of this century. As the ice melts, the unique ecosystems that exist at their edges are also fading. New research published in Frontiers in Ec.....»»
Seagrass loss around the UK may be much higher than previously thought
The loss of seagrass in the waters around the UK is much higher than previously estimated. A new study published in Frontiers in Plant Science concludes that, with high certainty, at least 44% of the UK's seagrasses have been lost since 1936, of whic.....»»
The growing ED-Tech market in India
The outbreak of Covid-19 has opened up new frontiers for EdTech startups in the Indian market, especially the ones looking at the enterprise or B2B segments. In response to the growing demand, EdTech players have scaled up their offerings and new pla.....»»
SpaceX’s first paying moon flight customer wants to give away eight seats aboard his spaceship
SpaceX’s first paying moon flight customer wants to give away eight seats aboard his spaceship.....»»