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The Artemis II moon mission has successfully returned to Earth, marking the end of a historic return to space for NASA, and the beginning of a string of lunar missions in the coming years.

The human body is often described as a marvel of "perfect design": elegant, efficient and finely tuned for its purpose. Yet, when we look closer, a rather different picture emerges. Far from ...

Whether it's enjoying a podcast, listening to music or chatting on the phone, many of us spend hours a day using our headphones. One 2017 study of 4,185 Australians showed they used headphones on ...

On the shores of the west coast of Australia lies a window to our past: the stromatolites and microbial mats of Gathaagudu (Shark Bay). To the untrained eye they look like a collection of rocks and ...

Four astronauts landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Friday, concluding a historic 10-day mission around the moon ...

At the dawn of the 20th century, old age wasn't much of a problem. That's because a newborn in 1900 could expect to live, on average, to age 32. Improvements to the human condition brought about ...

The first astronauts to travel to the Moon in more than half a century are back on Earth after a record-setting mission aboard NASA's Artemis II test flight.

Researchers have uncovered why a rare blood clotting disorder can occur after certain COVID-19 vaccines or adenovirus infections. The immune system can mistakenly target a normal blood protein (PF4) after confusing it with a viral protein. This ...

Animal life is extraordinarily diverse and complex, having colonised almost all environments on Earth - from hostile hydrothermal vents in the deep sea to the skies across our continents. But the ...

The astronauts of the Artemis II mission around the moon have made it home safely to Earth, marking the end of a triumphant mission and the beginning of a longer road to stay on the moon ...