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An ant has the navigation skills to cover hundreds of metres in a single day and still find its way home. Melophorus Bagoti ant. Image Credit - Antoine Wystrach
Frontier research | 20 February 2019

Studying ant cooperation is revealing how brains work together

It has implications for autonomous technologies and human collaboration. Read more

New findings suggest that if the moon formed after a giant impact after water had had been received, it should have gotten a share of that water. The question is - where did it go? Image Credit - ANDY SMITH ASTRONOMY
Space | 19 February 2019

The moon’s water: where did it come from – and where did it all go?

New lunar rock analysis provides fuller picture about the origin of water on the moon and on Earth. Read more

New studies using mice microbiota could open the door to understanding age-related changes in humans. Image Credit - Flickr/Pedro Simoes CC BY 2.0
Health | 18 February 2019

Bacteria keep us healthy – but could they keep us young?

Scientists are investigating the link between gut bacteria and ageing. Read more

The last time a human set foot on the moon was in 1972. Image credit - Pexels, licensed under CC0David Parker, head of human and robotic exploration, European Space Agency
Interview | 05 February 2019

'(The moon is) a museum of 4.5 billion years of solar system history.'

We are entering a second era of lunar exploration, says ESA’s Dr David Parker. Read more

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The moon

As we approach the 50th anniversary of the first steps on the moon, Horizon looks at Europe’s lunar science and plans for exploration. Read more

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