Newest NASA discoveries could boost search for ancient life on Mars
It's not aliens. (It's never aliens.)
It's not aliens. (It's never aliens.)
Astronomers have spotted 14 burning-hot galaxies hurtling toward each other on an inevitable galactic collision course at the edge of the observable universe.
SoFi is a soft-bodied robot that glides silently through the water with a smooth, undulating motion designed to mimic the movements of real fish.
Billions of years ago, the Red Planet didn't look so different from our own blue-green world, scientists say.
If you thought praying mantises already look pretty cool, wait till you see them in these stunning shades.
If you thought praying mantises already look pretty cool, wait till you see them in these stunning shades.
Here’s a discovery that took college students and not NASA scientists to find: Hops — the flowers used to add a pleasant bitterness to beer — grow well in Martian soil.
Lionfish devour native species and compete with them for prey, while reproducing at a rate that has frustrated attempts at controlling their population.
Lionfish devour native species and compete with them for prey, while reproducing at a rate that has frustrated attempts at controlling their population.
The discovery could offer researchers a tantalizing new spot to sample our dusty, rusty neighbor.
The discovery could offer researchers a tantalizing new spot to sample our dusty, rusty neighbor.
For decades, scientists thought the toddler died nearly 500 years ago from smallpox. New research shows it carried hepatitis B.
For decades, scientists thought the toddler died nearly 500 years ago from smallpox. New research shows it carried hepatitis B.
John Young also walked on the moon and was the only astronaut to fly in the Gemini, Apollo and shuttle programs.
The vicious white nose disease that's wiping out bats seemed invincible. But scientists just discovered a weakness: UV light kills the fungus that causes it.
The vicious white nose disease that's wiping out bats seemed invincible. But scientists just discovered a weakness: UV light kills the fungus that causes it.
Ben Barres was a neuroscience pioneer. But he is beloved across academia for his tireless work to make science more inclusive.
The scientific start of winter offers a moment to reflect on how we might not be here to witness the changing seasons without Earth’s particular tilt toward the sun.
Only a computer program, newly invented, could have detected the exoplanet in Kepler's massive database.
Only a computer program, newly invented, could have detected the exoplanet in Kepler's massive database.