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Farmer-macaque conflict in Algeria poses a complicated conservation challenge

One of the hardest challenges in wildlife conservation arises when the habitat of a species in need of protection overlaps with land used by humans. Wolves and bears can kill livestock, elephants can damage homes and other property and wild boar can damage crops.

Farmer-macaque conflict in Algeria poses a complicated conservation challenge

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X-rays and AI reveal how spacecraft heat shields burn in real time

Heat shields are one of the most important parts of any spacecraft that intends to enter an atmosphere. And the material they are made of is critical. Improving them has been a challenge, though, as researchers typically only get "before" and "after" pictures of a heat shield's job of helping a spacecraft land safely back on Earth.

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