SpaceX wins bid for lunar lander to put first woman on moon
The firm beat out efforts by Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin and Dynetics, a subsidiary of Leidos, for the contract worth 2.89 billion dollars.
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Ethical concerns raised over human cells grown in monkey embryos
UK experts have called for public discussion and debate about the ethical and regulatory challenges on human-animal chimeras.
Rare snail species named after tennis star Novak Djokovic
The tiny creature is called Travunijana djokovici.
Google Earth reveals vivid changes to planet in interactive, explorable 3D
Company has compiled 24 million satellite photos stretching almost four decades in its biggest update to Google Earth five years.
Magic mushroom compound performs at least as well as antidepressant – study
Researchers compared the therapeutic potential of psilocybin – found in the mushrooms – with a six-week course of the antidepressant escitalopram.
Mock crew straps into space capsule but exits before lift-off
Blue Origin wanted to see how well a crew could get in and out of the capsule.
Ancient tools ‘reveal clues about gendered roles in European farming societies’
Analysis of 400 stone objects from graves across Europe showed men and women were equal contributors to their community, researchers said.
Scientists discover secret of pterosaur’s ‘ridiculously long’ neck
Scans of remains discovered in Morocco reveal a complex spoke-like structure.
Nasa gets ready to fly helicopter on Mars for first time
Ingenuity is expected to take to the Martian skies in the coming days – with Wednesday being the earliest time for take-off.
Covid-19 patient receives world’s first lung transplant from living donors
Kyoto University Hospital said it was the world’s first transplant of lung tissue from living donors to a person with Covid-19 lung damage.
How monkeys made more friends after their island was devastated by hurricane
Rhesus macaques living in Cayo Santiago also became more tolerant of each other.
Overlooked DNA mutations ‘may increase bowel cancer patients’ survival chances’
They hope their findings could help identify those with more aggressive forms of bowel cancer and provide more effective treatments.
‘Third of Antarctic ice shelf area faces collapse’ if planet warms by 4C
Researchers said limiting the temperature rise to 2C could potentially halve the area at risk and avoid a drastic rise in sea level.
‘Oldest modern human genome’ reconstructed from 45,000-year-old female skull
Findings are based on the fossil skull of a woman in the Czech Republic.
Concentrations of carbon dioxide in atmosphere reach new record high
Levels of the climate warming gas have climbed to new monthly highs despite a dip in emissions caused by the pandemic.
Blood plasma donations for manufacture of medicines under way after ban lifted
Amid a global supply shortage due to rising demand, the UK has previously depended on imports of blood plasma from other countries – mainly the US.
International astronomy team reveal images of star-forming galaxies
The light from the galaxies has been travelling for billions of years to reach the Earth.
What we know about the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
The Government has bought 17 million doses – enough to vaccinate about 8.5 million people.
Blood plasma donations for manufacture of medicines to begin after ban lifted
Donations will be taken at 14 centres across the country
Painkillers should not be prescribed for pain with no known underlying cause
Concerns have been raised that painkillers could become addictive and there is ‘little or no evidence’ backing their use.
