The sounds of the Mars Insight Mission control room during the tense minutes leading to the landing on the surface. | Continue reading
After enduring a high-tension descent from orbit, the spacecraft will now begin its quest to peel back the profound mysteries of the Red Planet’s interior | Continue reading
Researchers from MIT have flown a plane with moving parts for the first time. It is powered by an "ion drive" which uses high powered electrodes to ionise and accelerate air particles, creating an "ionic wind." This wind drove a five-meter-wide craft acro … | Continue reading
The impacts of global warming will cost the American economy, according to a new federal report | Continue reading
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In a YouTube video, the researcher announced the birth of twin girls whose genomes he says were modified with CRISPR to prevent HIV infection | Continue reading
Studies of patients with unusual neurological conditions reveal brain networks that contribute to feelings of agency | Continue reading
Recently observed flares near our galaxy’s supermassive heart could lead to revolutionary discoveries | Continue reading
Disruptive solutions that are poised to change the world | Continue reading
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Ice records pre-industrial levels of a chemical that scrubs the atmosphere of greenhouses gases | Continue reading
Art that provokes emotions can complement climate science | Continue reading
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A clean energy think tank has proposed ways to make industry and shipping cleaner with existing technologies | Continue reading
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Deborah Blum talks about her book The Poison Squad: One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century. Part 2. | Continue reading
Taking a swig of red wine before eating Brussels sprouts appears to moderate Brussels sprouts' polarizing flavor. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Deborah Blum talks about her book The Poison Squad: One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century. | Continue reading
Scientists now have a second example of a strange stellar phenomenon speculatively linked to extraterrestrial intelligence in 2015 | Continue reading
A new climate plan also includes measures to make the hurricane-battered island more climate resilient | Continue reading
Researchers fly the first atmospheric aircraft to use space-proven ionic thrust technology | Continue reading
The drowsiness we experience after a hearty Thanksgiving meal is usually blamed on the amino acid tryptophan, which turkey supposedly has an extra helping of. Or does it? Scientific American editor Ferris Jabr investigates. | Continue reading
Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen profiles 3 classic types of procrastinators and offers 5 ways to change today! | Continue reading
Eminent coral researcher Terry Hughes says the key to protecting the iconic corals off Australia’s coast is to stop global warming | Continue reading
A request from Bahrain to alleviate its water crisis would also have offset cleanup costs for oil companies | Continue reading
A clever experiment shows is surprisingly easy to change someone’s political views, revealing how flexible we are | Continue reading
Experts increasingly think a system that could help paralyzed patients is within reach | Continue reading
Unexplained patterns in the colors of certain space rocks suggest scientists still have much to learn about the solar system’s origins and early evolution | Continue reading
Freak heavy rainstorms in 2015 and 2017 wiped out many dry-adapted microbes in the Atacama desert, useful info in the search for life off the Earth. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
Sometimes infecting volunteers with a disease can lead to new treatments. But how much risk and compensation is acceptable for those in poor nations? | Continue reading
Rebels repeatedly attack the outbreak epicenter—where the response operation is headquartered | Continue reading
A new study finds the state could meet these milestones without costing taxpayers extra money | Continue reading
The $850 million mission will be the first to land on the Red Planet in more than 6 years | Continue reading
“Campesinos” are driving the evolution of maize in North America | Continue reading
People who had a conflict in a given day but also got hugged were not as affected by the negative interaction as were their unhugged counterparts. | Continue reading
The single organism that is the Utah aspen grove known as Pando is on the decline due to herbivores wiping out its youngest tree outgrowths. | Continue reading
From bionic eyes to gene editing, how can we use science to bring back sight? | Continue reading
The new service lets consumers contribute to medical research, but still poses privacy concerns | Continue reading
If elected, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson will, among other things, bring a different attitude toward climate science | Continue reading
Looking to fire-adapted trees and animals could reduce the impacts of California’s deadly blazes | Continue reading
In races for U.S. Congress, these candidates won ten races and lost five | Continue reading
The plaintiffs are seeking compensation for losses linked to algal blooms fueled by warmer waters | Continue reading
If all of your workouts involve some type of distraction, it may be time to add some mindfulness into your workout regimen | Continue reading
The enormous crater is among the 25 largest known on Earth, and likely came from a meteorite impact within the past 3 million years | Continue reading
A man in his 50s is the first of seven patients to receive the experimental therapy | Continue reading
The way memories are anchored in the brain plays a role, neuropsychologist Boris Suchan explains | Continue reading
Immigrants to the U.S. lose their native mix of gut microbes almost immediately after arriving in the U.S.—which researchers can't quite explain. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
Study shows Houston’s urban landscape may have physically changed Hurricane Harvey’s structure | Continue reading
Inclement space weather caused dozens of the sea bombs to explode, recently declassified documents reveal | Continue reading