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NASA extracts breathable oxygen from thin Martian air
An instrument fitted to the space agency's Perseverance rover has converted carbon dioxide from the planet's atmosphere into oxygen for the first time.
COVID-19
This MIT model can predict risk of COVID-19 spreading indoors
A new model to predict the exposure risk of COVID-19 has been developed by professors at MIT. The model takes into account risk factors like ventilation.
Behavioural Sciences
What is the best way to visualize human emotion?
William James originally proposed four basic emotions (fear, grief, love, and rage) which still form a considerable foundation for current frameworks.
The Ocean
Full circle: How corals survive on the waste of their predators
Coral-eating predators are thought of as being damaging to the reef, but a new study shows that reefs depend on their predator's waste product to survive.
Climate Change
Arctic storms: How scientists are improving forecasts of dangerous polar lows
Marta Moreno Ibáñez from Quebec University explains how scientists are improving the accuracy of forecasting polar lows - short-lived, but intense storms.
Science
Scientists are hoping to redefine the second – here’s why
Scientists are trying to redefine the second more precisely to help study the Earth’s crusts, gravitational waves and magnetic fields more accurately.
Neuroscience
How neuroethics can advance innovations for positive social impact
Neurotech innovators often conflate neuroethics with legal compliance. But research shows that neuroethical design can be a powerful problem solving tool.
Social Justice
There’s a popular backlash against experts. Here’s why that matters
What's the role of expertise in democracies and how should science inform political decisions?
Artificial Intelligence
Scientists unveil fish-like robot that can explore the deep ocean
Scientists from China's Zhejiang University have designed a fish-like robot with a flexible, soft body to explore the deep ocean and the Mariana Trench.
Science
Historians used X-ray technology to read 17th century letters without opening them
High-resolution 'X-ray' dentistry technology allowed researchers to view the different layers of the historical letters without damaging or opening them.
Space
Chart: This is how much each of NASA's Mars missions have cost
NASA's $2.7 billion Perseverance rover has become the latest to touch down safely on the red planet, but is only the third most expensive Mars mission.
Space
Here's what landing on Mars looks like thanks to footage from NASA's rover
NASA have unveiled the first video of its Mars rover, Perseverance, landing on the surface of the red planet, as well as audio of a light gust of wind.
Science
Lockdown allowed scientists to study Earthquakes in a way never possible before
Lockdowns significantly reduced human activity and its impact on the Earth's crust, with ambient noise dropping by 50% to the lowest levels ever recorded.
Science
Birds use massive magnetic maps to migrate – and some could cover the whole world
Scientific evidence based on the Eurasian reed warbler may further explain birds' abilities to navigate home from locations they have never been to before.
Gender Parity
These 8 women in STEM are at the forefront of the world’s response to COVID-19
To mark UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science, here are some of the women making a big impact in the fight against coronavirus around the globe.