The first wings on Earth may have evolved from the feet of an ancient, flightless crustacean. Today, modern crabs, lobsters, shrimp and crayfish are sometimes called sea bugs, and as part of the arthropod family – marked by strong body armor and split joints – the name makes no sense. …
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The International Space Station has been leaking unusual amounts of air since September 2019. Initially, crew members prevented the issue from being resolved, as the leak was not a major one. But in August Gust, the leak rate rose, prompting astronauts and cosmonauts sitting in orbital labs to try to …
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The oxygen supply system has failed in the module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) but there is no danger to the crew, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Thursday. The oxygen supply system on the Zvezda module at the Orbital Lab failed late Wednesday …
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