In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Al Tadros, Chief Technology Officer at Redwire, to explore the future of space infrastructure and commercialization.
From the growing role of private investment in orbit to…
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Powering green tech at the cost of ocean life
A robot the size of a small house crawls across the ocean floor like a giant’s pool cleaner, vacuuming up potato-sized rocks called polymetallic nodules. Packed with nickel, copper, manganese, and other “critical minerals,” these nodules…
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NASA’s Artemis II Lunar Science Operations to Inform Future Missions
Aug 21, 2025
NASA’s Artemis II mission, set to send four astronauts on a nearly 10-day mission around the Moon and back, will advance the agency’s goal to land astronauts at the Moon’s south polar region and will help…
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New sweat sensor could unlock the secrets of biological aging
People want to stay healthy and active for as long as possible. But how young and resilient is our body actually? Researchers at ETH Zurich, Empa, Caltech and the University Hospital Basel now want to make our biological age precise…
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Oldest known mixed Human-Neanderthal fossil found in Israel
A groundbreaking discovery in Israel reveals the first evidence of biological and social ties, including interbreeding, between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens, dating back 140,000 years.The find, a five-year-old child’s skeleton unearthed 90…
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Could an ancient cow’s tooth unlock the origins of Stonehenge? | Stonehenge
A cow’s tooth from a jawbone deliberately placed beside the entrance to Stonehenge at the Neolithic monument’s very beginning in 2995 to 2900BC could offer tantalising new evidence about how the stones were transported about 125 miles from…
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New genome-wide CRISPR screening tool boosts natural killer cells to fight cancer
Natural killer (NK) cells became markedly better at killing cancer cells after scientists removed key gene targets identified through a new genome-wide CRISPR screening tool, according to new research from The University of Texas…
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Rhino breeder John Hume accused of horn trafficking, arrested in South Africa
John Hume, a controversial rhino breeder and former owner of the world’s largest rhino breeding farm, was arrested in South Africa on Aug. 19 for alleged involvement in a rhino…
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Stopping fatbergs before they cost millions to remove
They’re chunky, sticky, and a sewer system’s worst nightmare. Solid masses…
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Virus inside the fungus drives deadly fungal infections
Researchers have discovered that a virus living inside the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus significantly boosts the fungus’s ability to survive stress and cause severe infections in mammals. Removing the virus made the fungus weaker…
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