SpaceX launches Crew-6 astronaut team to International Space Station

An international team of astronauts launched towards the International Space Station this morning in Space X’s…

U.S. birds' Eastern, Western behavior patterns are polar opposites

Scientists have established what could be considered a baseline map of annual avian functional and species…

Edible electronics: How a seaweed second skin could transform health and fitness sensor tech

Scientists have developed biodegradable algae-based hydrogels for strain sensing devices — such as those used in…

Researchers provide proof of the helical coiling of condensed chromosomes

In early cytological studies chromatids of metaphase chromosomes were suggested to coil into a spiral called…

New moai statue found in Easter Island volcano crater laguna

A new Moai, one of Easter Island’s iconic statues, was found in the bed of a…

Is biodegradable better? Making sense of 'compostable' plastics

Bacardi rum bottles, Skittles sweet wrappers, designer water bottles—a bevy of companies are developing biodegradable plastic…

Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022

Communities around the world emitted more carbon dioxide in 2022 than in any other year on…

Study finds political campaigns may change the choices of voters—but not their policy views

A new paper in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, published by Oxford University Press, measures the…

Air pollution sensor integrated and tested with commercial satellite host

Air pollution is an existential threat to millions of Americans with asthma and other health issues.…

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Safely En Route to International Space Station

Crew members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission are in orbit following their successful launch to…