Emily Smith

Earth 24 May 2019 Glug, glug, glugStephen Ramsey/Getty By Michael MarshallWater from the ocean has been steadily draining away into the interior of our planet over the last 150 million years. The loss of water is equivalent to a fall in sea level of at least 50 metres and possibly 130 metres. The drainage will…

The rock was found in South AfricaRob Crandall / Alamy By Michael MarshallA thin layer of 3.3 billion-year-old rock contains unexpected treasure: organic matter that was carried to Earth by meteorites when the planet was still young. The find supports the idea that organic, meaning carbon-based, chemicals from space supplied some of the raw materials…

A collision avoidance system uses a camera and artificial intelligenceJohn Stillwell/PA Images By David HamblingA start-up is deliberately trying to crash aircraft into drones to test a new collision-avoidance system. US-based Iris Automation’s technology can detect, identify and react to airborne objects. The start-up says it can spot light aircraft 500 metres away, respond in…

Drosophila could help personalise cancer treatmentsPASCAL GOETGHELUCK/SPL By Clare WilsonCancer is often said to be not one disease, but many. Each person’s tumour has a different set of mutations, so while a certain treatment might see off one person’s breast cancer, for instance, it may fail at treating someone else’s. The hard part is knowing…

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Maxar Technologies has been chosen to build a solar-powered spacecraft for NASA’s Gateway lunar space stationNASA By Chelsea WhyteNASA is firming up its plans to build a space station called Gateway around the moon, a key piece of the new US mission to land astronauts on the moon’s south pole by 2024. The space agency announced that…

Life 23 May 2019 Great Barrier Reef Blenny (Ecsenius stictus)Tane Sinclair-Taylor By Michael Le PageWe have long overlooked many of the important inhabitants of coral reefs. Tiny fish that hide in the nooks and crannies may provide much of the food that supports larger animals on and around healthy coral reefs. “There are these whole…

Technology 23 May 2019 Wood you like to live here?David M Schrader/Getty By Yvaine YeHouses made of high-tech wood could help us stay cool and also reduce carbon emissions by cutting energy used on air conditioning. Liangbing Hu at the University of Maryland and his colleagues created the material by removing the lignin—a component of…