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To the moon? Israel’s SpaceIL says SpaceX will launch team’s lunar lander this year
News Brief: , an Israeli team that was in the now-defunct , says it will have its lander launched toward the moon in December. The lander will be a secondary payload on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket taking off from Florida, The plan calls for the lander t...
Favorite Wine Grapes May Need Genetic Help
Wine book author Kevin Begos explains that just a few varieties of wine grapes dominate the industry, which leaves them vulnerable to potentially catastrophic disease outbreaks. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
California's cap-and-trade air quality benefits mostly go out of state
(San Francisco State University) California has one of the world's most progressive cap-and-trade designed to reduce greenhouse gases. Yet in disadvantaged communities, emissions of those pollutants has actually gone up.
RBC Signals teams with India’s Antrix for space communications beyond Earth orbit
Vikram Sarabhai Space Center’s 18-meter antenna, located near Bangalore, India, can be used for deep-space communications. (VSSC Photo)
Seattle-based has forged an agreement with , the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization, to wide...
Can nanoparticles be used to lower antibiotic resistance?
(University of Houston) Antibiotic resistance is one of the world's most serious threats to public health, forcing the use of medications that are more toxic, more expensive and not always effective. Engineers at the University of Houston are st...
Controversial CRISPR "Gene Drives" Tested in Mammals for the First Time
Experiments in mice suggest the technology has a long way to go before being used for pest control in the wild-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Wider access to HIV prevention drugs still needed
(San Francisco State University) Anti-HIV drugs are highly effective, yet new infections continue because not everyone has equal access to treatment. A new study co-authored by San Francisco State University identifies obstacles that keep people from...
Rocket engine scores ‘perfect 10’ in 10-day test for Phantom Express space plane
Aerojet Rocketdyne’s AR-22 rocket engine fires during a test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. (NASA / DARPA Photo)
A rocket engine built from spare space shuttle parts — and the team behind the engine — passed a grueling 10-day, 10-firi...
Method of Making Oxygen from Water in Zero Gravity Raises Hope for Long-Distance Space Travel
One of the main challenges with long-distance space flight is transporting enough oxygen for astronauts to breathe and enough fuel to power complex electronics-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Strategy for 'No-Mining Zones' in the Deep Sea
(Duke University) An international team of researchers has developed a comprehensive set of criteria to help the International Seabed Authority (ISA) protect local biodiversity from deep-sea mining activities. These guidelines should help identify ar...