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Scientists Want to Melt the Moon to Create Roads and Tested It With Lasers
Scientists report success in melting imitation lunar soil with a laser mimicking concentrated sunlight in order to eventually build habitats in space.
Global Capitalism Is Destroying Habitats for Rare Species in Brazil, Study Shows
A new study shows how international soybean markets are degrading one of the world's most biodiverse regions.
Europe's Space Agency Wants People to Live Inside Moon Caves
The agency wants input on how to send robots to the Moon to explore the virtually unseen caves, which could one day shelter humans.
Watch a Giant Gator Named 'Chubbs' Scare and Entice Golfers In Florida
Chubbs and colossal, slow-rolling gators like him are beneficiaries of 45 years of alligator conservation.
We Talked to the Guy Who's LARPing 'The Martian' in His Backyard
How Jeff Raymond is developing sustainable agriculture for communities on Earth and the Red Planet.
Inside NASA’s Space Farming Labs
If astronauts are going to make it on long duration space missions, they’re going to need some veggies.
Inside NASA’s Space Farming Labs
If astronauts are going to make it on long duration space missions, they’re going to need some veggies.
NASA Wants You to Design and Build a 3D-Printable Mars Habitat
Be the architect behind the first houses on the Martian block.
Two-Thirds of Wild Animal Populations Could Be in Decline by 2020
A new WWF report looks at land, ocean, and freshwater species around the world.
Meet the Submarine Inventor Who Wants Everyone to Live Under the Sea
Deep-ocean explorer Phil Nuytten is designing an underwater base.
The Rewilding
Fewer people live in Nebraska these days than on Mars. In an electrified compound, the last ranchers on the Great Plains fight to stave off predators—lions, cheetahs, hyenas—imported by the wealthy.