NASA says its mission to knock an asteroid off course — a test of planetary defense…
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DART successfully altered the orbit of asteroid Dimorphos
Data gathered by NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) investigative team over the last two weeks…
NASA confirms DART mission impact changed asteroid's motion in space
Analysis of data obtained over the past two weeks by NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)…
Sports like soccer, basketball better for young athletes' bone health than running alone
New research found that young athletes who participate in multidirectional sports, instead of specializing in something…
Old drugs offer new ways of treating bowel cancer
New combinations and formulations of older therapies are showing promise for the treatment of bowel cancer,…
Scientists are one step closer to stopping drug-resistant tumors from growing
Researchers have solved a long-standing mystery about how a cancer-promoting protein causes drug-resistant tumors to grow.…
Getting it to stick: Grabbing CO2 out of the air
Direct air capture is hard to do. Researchers are now designing new materials that selectively catch…
Could South American volcanoes have triggered whale extinctions?
Today, increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are warming up the planet. Climate change…
Study of ancient invasive species can improve modern conservation strategies
Non-native species that invade and firmly establish themselves in new regions have staggering economic and ecological…
Drought, not lack of 'working rivers', may have helped spur transition to steam power in Britain's industrial revolution
Britain’s transition from water power to coal-based steam power set the stage for the 19th century…