Future plastic habitats on Mars could be created from locally grown algae that could then host more algae-growing operations. The first step of such a circular system has been shown to work in Mars-like conditions in a lab, which could help future explorers...
WASHINGTON — A DARPA official said the agency canceled a space nuclear propulsion project it was jointly developing with NASA in part because the effort was overtaken by advances in more conventional systems.
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Fermented fish sauce, or garum, was an incredibly popular condiment throughout the Roman Empire. For the first time, ancient DNA – scraped from vats used to produce the sauce – has revealed exactly which fish species went into the culinary staple.
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As tensions bristle in the Middle East following the Trump administration's air strikes on Iran, hackers allegedly backed by the Iranian government are flashing their wild card: 100 gigabytes' worth of emails scraped from the president's 2024 election campaign.As Reuters first reported, the hackers claim to have nabbed emails from accounts belonging to top Trump aides including White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, millionaire advisor...
WASHINGTON — A privately funded satellite designed to measure methane emissions has failed after only a little more than a year in orbit.
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