NASA Conducts Massive SLS Rocket Booster Test for Artemis Mission to the Moon
As NASA begins assembling the boosters for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will power the first Artemis mission to the Moon, teams in…
As NASA begins assembling the boosters for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will power the first Artemis mission to the Moon, teams in…
“Hotspots” of Coronavirus Infections in Human Bodies An infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) can affect multiple organs. With this in mind, researchers of the…
A new study published in Current Biology reveals that the ability for humans to digest milk (lactase persistence) spread through Central Europe quickly in evolutionary terms. The…
Biological control of insect pests – where ‘natural enemies’ keep pests at bay – is saving farmers in Asia and the Pacific billions of dollars,…
The unexpected findings were a result of data collected for more than a decade at the NSF facility, which is managed by the University of…
Astronomers have known for two decades that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, but the physics of this expansion remains a mystery. Now, a…
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have designed and additively manufactured a first-of-its-kind aluminum device that enhances the capture of carbon dioxide…
Cosmologists have zoomed in on the smallest clumps of dark matter in a virtual universe — which could help us to find the real thing…
For years, researchers have aimed to learn more about a group of metal oxides that show promise as key materials for the next generation of…
In a tremendous demonstration of global collaboration, clinician-scientists have pooled data from 121 hospitals in eight countries to find that inexpensive, widely available steroids improve…
Scientists Detect First-of-Its-Kind ‘Intermediate-Mass’ Black Hole An international research collaboration including Northwestern University astronomers has witnessed the birth of an “intermediate-mass” black hole. This is…
A new theory published recently in The Astrophysical Journal Letters by scientists from Harvard University suggests that the Sun may once have had a binary…
Your genetic code determines that you will grow two arms and two legs. The same fate is true for all mammals. Similarly, the number of…
A team led by the University of Colorado Boulder is pioneering a new solution to the problem of spring cleaning on the moon: Why not…
New ancient DNA study finds that Northern mastodon populations were less genetically diverse and more vulnerable to extinction. New research suggests that American mastodons were…
In 1959, former Cornell physicist Richard Feynman delivered his famous lecture “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom,” in which he described the opportunity for…
In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using 30 years of NASA satellite data have found that the volume of these lakes worldwide has…
Prototype device electronically replicates the way human skin senses pain. Researchers have developed electronic artificial skin that reacts to pain just like real skin, opening…