Children of problem drinkers more likely to marry someone with a drinking problem

Children of parents who have alcohol use disorder are more likely to get married under the…

Tiny implantable device short-circuits hunger pangs, aids weight loss

New battery-free, easily implantable weight-loss devices developed by engineers could offer a promising new weapon for…

NASA’s Aqua and GPM satellites examine Tropical Cyclone Kenanga

On December 16 and 17, NASA's GPM core observatory satellite and NASA's Aqua satellite, respectively, passed…

Toward brain-like computing: New memristor better mimics synapses

A new electronic device can developed at the University of Michigan can directly model the behaviors…

NASA finds tiny remnants of Tropical Cyclone Owen

Tropical Cyclone Owen crossed over Queensland Australia's Cape York Peninsula over the weekend of Dec. 15…

NASA catches India landfall of Tropical Depression Phethai

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Northwestern Indian Ocean and captured a visible image of Tropical…

Bettina Inclán Named to Head NASA Office of Communications

Bettina Inclán has been named by Administrator Jim Bridenstine to be NASA’s Associate Administrator for Communications.

Wondrous extinct flying reptiles boasted rudimentary feathers

A microscopic examination of fossils from China has revealed that the fur-like body covering of pterosaurs,…

CBD in marijuana may worsen glaucoma, raise eye pressure

A study has found that CBD -- a major chemical component in marijuana -- appears to…

The full story on climate change requires the long view

Researchers offer a new calculation that provides the long view of what nine different world regions…