It’s a Briefcase! It’s a Pizza Box! No, It’s a Mini Satellite

Orbiting instruments are now so small they can be launched by the dozens, and even high…

Hertz, Clear partner to speed rentals with biometric scans

Biometric screening is expanding to the rental car industry.

Scientific assessment of endangered languages produces mixed results

A new study of the progress made over the last 25 years in documenting and revitalizing…

Small and isolated habitat patches crucial to species survival

Small, local patches of habitat could be playing a much bigger role in conserving biodiversity than…

Lifespan extension at low temperatures is genetically controlled, study suggests

Why do we age? Despite more than a century of research (and a vast industry of…

Trees can help mitigate ammonia emissions from farming

A new online calculator and guidance has been developed to help farmers and others to design…

East Antarctica’s glaciers are stirring

Nasa detects the first signs of significant melting in a swathe of previously quiet ice streams.

During Seven-Hour Spacewalk, Russian Astronauts Gather Clues to Orbital Mystery

Wielding sharp tools, the two men in spacesuits examined a tiny hole that has roiled space…

Newly Discovered Supernova Complicates Origin Story Theories

A supernova discovered by an international group of astronomers including Carnegie's Tom Holoien and Maria Drout,…

Newly Discovered Supernova Complicates Origin Story Theories

A supernova discovered by an international group of astronomers including Carnegie's Tom Holoien and Maria Drout,…