The amount of pore space in most unweathered granite is too small to support a plant-based ecosystem. But porosity grows as intact rock interacts with surface waters beneath the soil. You have ...

What's in a name? A lot of pronunciation mistakes. / Courtesy of WordFinderX Many people know the awkwardness that comes with mispronouncing a person’s name, or having one’s own name mangled.

Many foods and drinks have names that can trip up even the most confident speakers, and some of these words come from other languages, while others have unique pronunciations that aren't ...

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Team Abstract: Team LunaREX's objective is to build a mechanically functional stationary robot capable of digging lunar regolith. Inspired by the NASA RASSOR, the LunaREX digger utilizes a rotating ...

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The team at Amber, the Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland Centre for Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research, found that loose surface deposits of dust and broken rocks (called regolith ...

The American dictionary Merriam-Webster is to change its definition of the word racism after receiving an email from a young black woman. Kennedy Mitchum, a recent graduate of Drake University in ...

More information: Zhi Cao et al, Submicroscopic magnetite may be ubiquitous in the lunar regolith of the high-Ti region, Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adn2301 ...