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NASA’s LRO Views Japan’s RESILENCE Lunar Lander Landing Area May 16, 2025
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) imaged the landing area of the ispace SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2 RESILIENCE lunar lander which is slated to land on the surface of the Moon no earlier than June 5, 2025 (UTC). This view of the primary landing area is 3.13 miles (5,040 meters) wide and north is up. […]
Jamie Adkins
Nancy Grace Roman’s 100th Birthday May 16, 2025
Dr. Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first Chief of Astronomy and namesake of the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, briefs astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin on celestial objects in 1965 in Washington, D.C. Nancy Grace Roman passed away on December 25, 2018, in Germantown, Maryland at the age of 93. May 16, 2025, would have been her 100th […]
Monika Luabeya
NASA, International Astronauts Address Students from New York, Ohio May 16, 2025
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi will answer prerecorded questions submitted by middle and high school students from New York and Ohio. Both groups will hear from the astronauts aboard the International Space Station in two separate events. The first event at 10:20 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May […]
Gerelle Q. Dodson

Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer May 18, 2025
Biden, 82, was diagnosed on Friday after seeing a doctor for urinary symptoms, his office said.
Israel says it will allow 'basic amount' of food into Gaza, ending 10-week blockade May 18, 2025
Israel gave the update shortly after announcing a new ground offensive in Gaza.
Warsaw's liberal mayor leads Polish presidential vote – exit poll May 18, 2025
Rafal Trzaskowski is set to face conservative historian Karol Nawrocki in a second round run-off.
Pope Leo XIV calls for unity at inaugural mass and meets Zelensky May 18, 2025
The new pontiff railed against harm done to the poor and the environment in his first mass at the Vatican.
Austrian Eurovision winner JJ receives hero's welcome at Vienna airport May 18, 2025
The 24-year-old took the title at the Eurovision competition with the song Wasted Love.
US officials investigating fatal Mexican Navy ship crash May 18, 2025
Authorities are examining the site in New York to determine how the collision, which killed two, occurred.
Russia launched war's largest drone attack ahead of Putin-Trump call, Ukraine says May 18, 2025
The barrage comes ahead of a planned call between Presidents Trump and Putin on Monday, as the US pushes for a ceasefire.
Kenya's ex-justice minister 'deported' from Tanzania May 18, 2025
Karua was allowed into Tanzania last month but has been stopped this time ahead of Tundu Lissu's trial.
Fatal blast near Palm Springs fertility clinic 'act of terrorism' - FBI May 18, 2025
One person was killed and four injured in Saturday's explosion outside the American Reproductive Centers.
Ros Atkins on... Trump's deals in the Gulf May 18, 2025
The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins examines President Trump's trip to the Gulf.

Bat Tolerance to Viral Infections Could Help Humans Become More Resilient, Too May 17, 2025
Discover how learning more about how bats harbor viruses and infections without becoming ill could help keep humans healthy, too.
The Eureka Moment May Be An Important Part of the Memory-Making Process May 16, 2025
Learn more about the aha! moments that may help sudden solutions turn into long-lasting memories.
CRISPR Fulfills Its Promise with First-Ever Personalized Gene-Editing Therapy May 16, 2025
Baby KJ's bleak future is brighter as CRISPR breakthrough paves the way to treat rare genetic disorders.

Can AI help us talk to dolphins? The race is now on May 16, 2025
Nature, Published online: 16 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01517-xLucrative prizes are offered for an AI-powered breakthrough in communications between humans and other species.
Mariana Lenharo
US brain drain: <i>Nature</i>’s guide to the initiatives drawing scientists abroad May 16, 2025
Nature, Published online: 16 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01540-yIn response to US turmoil, premier establishments such as the European Research Council have sweetened incentives to attract talent.
Nisha Gaind
Can NIH-funded research on racism and health survive Trump’s cuts? May 16, 2025
Nature, Published online: 16 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01538-6The US administration has cancelled ‘DEI grants’ without defining DEI, leaving health-equity researchers in the dark.
Smriti Mallapaty

BBC Inside Science May 15, 2025
40 years since we discovered a hole in the Ozone layer, we ask what threatens it today
Decades-long mystery of ginger cats revealed May 15, 2025
Researchers in Japan and US have unlocked the 60-year mystery of what gives cats their orange colour.
Mosquito-borne killer disease threatens blackbirds May 14, 2025
The disease has spread great distances, with scientists racing to understand the risks.
Exceptionally low river levels raise fears over water supplies May 14, 2025
The warning comes after some parts of the UK had the driest Spring in nearly a century.
Exceptionally low river levels raise fears over water supplies May 14, 2025
The warning comes after some parts of the UK had the driest Spring in nearly a century.
Climate experts criticise handling of Tata changes May 14, 2025
Ministers should have been better at planning and making sure green jobs were available, report says.
Will this woman be the first Briton to walk on the Moon? May 14, 2025
The BBC meets astronaut Rosemary Coogan who is training at Nasa’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.
Will this woman be the first Briton to walk on the Moon? May 14, 2025
The BBC meets astronaut Rosemary Coogan who is training at Nasa’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.
Wild chimpanzees filmed using forest 'first aid' May 14, 2025
The research builds on the discovery that chimps seek out and eat certain plants to self-medicate.
Why the mighty Himalayas are getting harder and harder to see May 13, 2025
Severe air pollution is obscuring visibility of the highest mountain peaks on Earth, hitting tourism hard.

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