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essay_winners1.png From left to right, students Austin Pritts, Taia Saurer, and Amanda Gutierrez have been named the winners of the Moon Pod Essay Contest for their creative visions of a journey to the Moon. The contest was a collaborative effort between NASAs Office of STEM Engagement and the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate in partnership with the online platform Future Engineers. Credits: NASA NASA has named three students the winners of the Artemis Moon Pod Essay Contest for their creative visions of a pioneering journey to the Moon. Nearly 14,000 students entered the ...

A bumble bee foraging on lavender. Photo taken by Prof Francis Ratnieks A honey bee foraging on lavender. Photo taken by Prof Francis Ratnieks. As abundant and widespread bees, it is common to see both bumble bees and honey bees foraging on the same flower species during the summer, whether in Britain or many other countries. Yet researchers at the Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects (LASI) at the University of Sussex, show that these two different bees dominate on different flower species and have found out why. By studying 22 flower ...

The Shackleton Endurance Antarctic Expedition Just Keeps On Giving 10th February 2021 Men of the High Latitudes – Jarlath Cunnane and Mick Brogan with Northabout at Westport Quay in their return from circling the Arctic. Their current mission is ensuring proper recognition for Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's Scottish ship's carpenter Harry McNish When Afloat.ie's Shipping Correspondent Jehan Ashmore scooped all other media last week with the revelation that the new Irish Research Vessel will be named Tom Crean, the wave of warmth and sheer goodwill which greeted the news was remark...

Castle Eaton: A business that turns thrown-away food and scraps into gas is looking to expand. Biomethane Castle Eaton Ltd runs an anaerobic digester on a site in the country just south of the village near Cricklade. Anaerobic digesters take organic material such as food or garden or agricultural waste, and lock it into airtight tanks. This increases the rate of breakdown of the material and creates methane gas to be used for energy and compost. The company has asked for permission to install another digester, an effluent lagoon for run-off from new silage storage bays it wants to put...

Share this article LONDON, Jan. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- British Expedition Apparel brand Shackleton presents Antarctica NOW, a seven-day online festival celebrating the extraordinary continent that for centuries has captured restless imaginations and transformed understanding of the rest of the world. Normally January would be a time when thousands of people head to the Antarctic, whether for work or exploration, but COVID-19 has inevitably impacted on that. As borders close and lockdowns intensify, we invite people instead to come with us on a virtual journey. Through dynamic presentations...