Mars InSight Lander Seen in First Images from Space

Look closely, and you can make out the lander's solar panels.

NASA Finds Asian Glaciers Slowed by Ice Loss

Asia's high mountain glaciers are flowing more slowly as they melt, affecting the water supply of…

NASA Finds Asian Glaciers Slowed by Ice Loss

Asia's high mountain glaciers are flowing more slowly as they melt, affecting the water supply of…

A-maize-ing genetic sleuthing rewrites history of corn

The history of corn, one of humankind's indispensable staple crops, is far more complicated that previously…

A-maize-ing genetic sleuthing rewrites history of corn

The history of corn, one of humankind's indispensable staple crops, is far more complicated that previously…

Peeling off slimy biofilms like old stickers

Slimy, hard-to-clean bacterial mats called biofilms cause problems ranging from medical infections to clogged drains and…

Origins of Pain

Research in mice identifies a set of neurons responsible for sustained pain and resulting pain-coping behaviors…

Biologists turn eavesdropping viruses into bacterial assassins

Researchers have found a bacteria-killing virus that can listen in on bacterial conversations -- and then…

How the brain tells you to scratch that itch

It's a maddening cycle that has affected us all: it starts with an itch that triggers…

Exercise-induced hormone irisin triggers bone remodeling in mice

Exercise has been touted to build bone mass, but exactly how it actually accomplishes this is…