Ash trees are rapidly evolving some resistance to ash dieback disease
DNA sequencing shows young trees are more likely to have gene variants that confer partial resistance to a fungus that…
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Watch Japan’s ispace attempt moon landing with Hakuto-R lunar lander
The Hakuto-R lander from Japanese company ispace could become the first craft from a private firm to touch down safely…
Can Amazon’s soon-to-launch Kuiper satellites rival Musk’s Starlink?
Amazon is aiming to launch its first operational satellites today to provide speedy internet connections in remote regions, but it…
Stone flakes made by monkeys cast doubt on ancient human ‘tools’
When macaques use stones to crack nuts, they accidentally create flakes that look like early human artefacts, raising questions about…
Nomads thrived in Greece after the collapse of the Roman Empire
Analysis of pollen in sediment cores from a large lake in Greece shows that nomadic livestock herders took over the…
Medieval horses buried in London had far-flung origins
Isotopic analysis of horse teeth from a medieval burial site suggest that the animals were imported to England from Scandinavia…
Huge rise in US overdose deaths from fentanyl mixed with stimulants
Between 2010 and 2021, the proportion of drug overdose deaths in the US involving a combination of fentanyl and a…
India’s moon craft enter sleep mode and await freezing lunar night
The Chandrayaan-3 mission is officially complete, with both the rover and lander powering down for the lunar night, but the…