Scientists have detected an exoplanet atmosphere that is free of clouds, marking a pivotal breakthrough…
SUP05 bacteria are often found in places where there is really no basis for life…
Genome-wide association studies, which look for links between particular genetic variants and incidence of disease,…
NASA’s Mars Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission is on…
In the darkness of the distant Universe, galaxies resemble glowing fireflies, flickering candles, charred embers…
Our cerebral cortex, a sheet of neurons, connections and circuits, comprises “ancient” regions such as…
Infrared VISTA View of Stellar Nursery in Monoceros This dramatic infrared image shows the nearby…
Since the limited amount of gas survived from the first bulk star forming process will…
Just like any long polymer chain, DNA tends to form knots. Using technology that allows…
A first-of-its-kind laser instrument designed to map the world’s forests in 3-D is moving toward…
As the Juno spacecraft orbits Jupiter, new discoveries about the giant planet continue to be…
Astronomers have detected massive clusters of galaxies dating from as early as only about three…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have detected helium in the atmosphere of the…
As people age, their intestinal stem cells begin to lose their ability to regenerate. These…
Researchers have pieced together the three-dimensional skull of an iconic, toothed bird that represents a…
Soon after an individual’s initial infection with HIV, damage to brain volume and cortical thickness…
Perseus Cluster A gigantic and resilient “cold front” is hurtling through the Perseus galaxy cluster…
Astronomers think that our Sun was born in a stellar cluster about 4.6 billion years…