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Extinction a threat for hundreds of Irish species, report says
Butterflies and moths have been hit particularly hard, with their numbers falling 17 per cent and 25 per cent respectively. The State of Nature report covers the whole of the United Kingdom and says that 41% of species have declined since 1970. [Full Article...]
Chandrayaan 2: ISRO releases pictures of moon surface
The image was clicked from an altitude of 100km, the space agency said. OHRC provides very high spatial resolution images of the Moon. Approximately, once every 29 days, Moon traverses the geotail for about 6 days centered around full moon. [Full Article...]
Grizzly Bear Family Photographed Starved, Searching For Food That's Not There
The images were shot by wildlife photographer Rolf Hicker, who spotted the skeletal bears while giving a boat tour. A report released by the Fisheries and Oceans Canada in August revealed the country's climate is warming twice as fast as the global average - directly impacting the ecosystems salmon rely on. [Full Article...]
80 million miles later, Kansas astronaut comes back to earth
All three seemed to be in good shape as they were brought out of their Soyuz and underwent an initial round of medical checks. Almansoori is the first and only person from United Arab Emirates to travel in space. He survived a dramatic launch abort last October, before getting a second chance to fly into space. NASA astronaut Nick Hague, Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and visiting astronau... [Full Article...]
NASA’s All-Female Spacewalk Gets New Launch Date
In an interview from the station earlier in the week, Koch and Meir said they were aware it would be possible for the two of them to be assigned to the same spacewalk, although no formal decisions had been made at that time. "I hope that me being up here and giving my best every day is a way for me to say thank you to people like her, who not only paved the way through their examples, but actively... [Full Article...]
NASA says faraway world Ultima Thule shaped like 'snowman'
This is what's called a Contact Binary - two separate entities that combined to create one. The volume ratio is about three to one, which incidentally is the optimal size difference when snowman building. New Horizons Principal Investigator Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado added: "This flyby is a historic achievement". [Full Article...]
Beyonce And Solange Test Negative For Mutated Gene Linked To Cancer
Knowles explained, "I have to be very much aware and conscious, and do all of the early detection". "Constant mammograms, constant prostate exams, constant MRIs for the rest of my life.", he said . Risks, Symptoms and Treatment -What Every Man Should Know. Breast cancer is relatively rare in men. Since men are born with a small amount of breast tissue, the risk of them developing breast ca... [Full Article...]
NASA sets 1st all-female spacewalk after spring suit flap - 47abc
NASA announced the change in assignment later that month and Koch did the spacewalk with fellow astronaut Nick Hague. The first is this Sunday; Koch will go out with a male colleague. Koch arrived on the International Space Station on March 14 for her first spaceflight mission. Koch, who is set to break a record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman , said it's important to recognize... [Full Article...]