October 2019
Are we prepared for SETI discovery?
... universe for evolving life-forms; secondly, billions of years were and still are available for the evolution of life; and thirdly, as far as we know, all fundamental constituents of life are present not only on many smaller...
November 2019
PROSPECTing for lunar polar volatiles
.... Both hostile and fascinating, the lunar environment is a treasure trove for scientists as it preserves stories about the evolution of the solar system, including records of Earth itself: rocks ejected from Earth as a result of violent impacts can...
October 2020
Microgravity and its effects on the human brain
... one constant factor which has remained largely unchanged throughout time is Earth’s 1G gravity force. After millennia of evolution human organs and physiological systems all function according to the parameters imposed by a 1G environment. But when...
October 2020
Extending human rights across the final frontier
... its inherent, inalienable universality for all peoples everywhere – the success of which necessitates the extension and evolution of human rights universally across the expanse of outer space. About the author Jonathan Lim is an Australian lawyer...
March 2021
Data may be the new oil... but its real value is in actionable information
... evolved considerably from its roots in the early weather satellites of the 1960s. Geoff Smith considers this evolution and what the exponential increase in data means for the planet. Our love affair with oil...
August 2021
Space research in embryology
... elsewhere in the universe, research into maintaining fertility is also key to the conservation of our species. Procreation, as an evolution-driven function essential in conserving a species, represents a set of processes, any one of which may prove...
