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The COP15 summit on the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework, due to be held at Kunming in China during April and May, will now be held in August instead, New Scientist understands Environment 8 March 2022 , updated 8 March 2022 By Adam Vaughan Kunming Botanical Garden in Kunming, China, where COP15 is due to take place … Read more
While it might feel as though we do it without thinking, getting words from our brain and out of our mouths in an intelligible way is actually an incredibly complex process – and scientists just made a new discovery about a key part of it. Our brains are always adjusting what we’re saying based … Read more
Houston-based Axiom Space now plans to launch its first space mission to the International Space Station on March 31, more than one month later than its initial target. NASA quietly made the announcement Tuesday (Jan. 18) at the bottom of an International Space Station blog post otherwise focused on a recent Russian spacewalk at the … Read more
NASA’s much-awaited next-generation space telescope is finally ready to launch — just as soon as the weather cooperates. The James Webb Space Telescope, also known as JWST or Webb, has been in the works for decades. During a news conference held on Tuesday (Dec. 21), project officials confirmed that the observatory is ready to launch. … Read more
A communications glitch between the observatory and its launch vehicle forced the delay, NASA officials say Technicians work to secure the James Webb Space Telescope atop the Ariane 5 rocket that will launch it to space from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Credit: Manuel Pedoussaut/ESA Advertisement The launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope … Read more
The launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been delayed yet again. NASA’s long-awaited space observatory is now scheduled to lift off from French Guiana no earlier than Dec. 24, two days later than previously planned. “The James Webb Space Telescope team is working a communication issue between the observatory and the launch vehicle … Read more
Waiting just 60 seconds to clamp umbilical cords gives very premature babies a better shot at life, reducing the risk of death and disability in the first two years of childhood by almost one-fifth, new research shows. The Australian-led study, conducted in 25 hospitals across 7 countries, looked at health outcomes of more than 1,500 … Read more