by Sophie Jenkins
London, UK (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
Scientists at Space Park Leicester have developed a compact laboratory known as the Petri Pod for biological experiments in space. This hardware, created in collaboration with the…
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Worms to be sent to ISS for space medicine experiment in 2026
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Plasmasphere compressed by recent geomagnetic superstorm dramatically slowed recovery
by Riko Seibo
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
Researchers have detailed how a geomagnetic superstorm on May 10-11, 2024, shrank Earth’s plasmasphere, a protective zone of charged particles, to just one-fifth of its normal size. The…
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Argonaut lunar landers to deliver cargo on Ariane 6 missions
by Robert Schreiber
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) has broadened its Argonaut lunar lander initiative with the formal addition of several European industrial partners. The signing event at ESA’s…
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NASA celebrates a decade of student contributions to space crop production
by Clarence Oxford
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
In 2025, nearly 1,250 students in 71 classrooms participated in the Growing Beyond Earth Student Launch Chat, celebrating ten years of partnership between Fairchild Tropical…
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PLD Space advances MIURA 5 rocket qualification with first fully integrated unit
by Erica Marchand
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
PLD Space has introduced its first fully integrated MIURA 5 unit, Qualification Model 1 (QM1), initiating comprehensive subsystem validation before the rocket’s initial flight in…
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The mystery of volcanoes that don’t explode finally has an answer
The force of a volcanic eruption is closely tied to how many gas bubbles appear within rising magma, as well as the timing of their formation. For many years, scientists believed that most bubbles developed only when magma ascended and the…
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The mystery of volcanoes that don’t explode finally has an answer
The force of a volcanic eruption is closely tied to how many gas bubbles appear within rising magma, as well as the timing of their formation. For many years, scientists believed that most bubbles developed only when magma ascended and the…
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Traumatic fracture of Kager’s fat pad: a case report | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background
Kager’s fat pad is a metabolically active adipose structure within Kager’s triangle anterior to the Achilles tendon, involved in shock absorption, vascular support, and tendon lubrication. Although most research has focused on its…
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Comparative genomics and transcriptomics of the Spiroplasma glossinidia strain sGff reveal insights into host interaction and trypanosome resistance in Glossina fuscipes fuscipes | BMC Genomics
Simarro PP, Diarra A, Ruiz Postigo JA, Franco JR, Jannin JG. The human African trypanosomiasis control and surveillance programme of the world health organization 2000–2009: the way forward. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011;5:e1007.
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Scientists reveal a hidden hormone switch for learning
Scientists have known for many years that hormones can shape how the brain works, affecting emotions, mental energy, and everyday choices. What remains unclear is exactly how these chemical signals bring about such changes.
A recent investigation…
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