When Apollo 11 landed on the Moon, the crew brought devices with them called retroreflectors, which…
Space station crew woken up to hunt for air leak
Ground controllers say the leak is coming from a Russian module on the International Space Station. …
New study reveals how reptiles divided up the spoils in ancient seas
While dinosaurs ruled the land in the Mesozoic, the oceans were filled by predators such as…
Breaking COVID-19's 'clutch' to stop its spread
Scripps Research chemist Matthew Disney, Ph.D., and colleagues have created drug-like compounds that, in human cell…
Why we're in for a long wait to hear from intelligent aliens
Hints of bacteria on Venus are encouraging, but finding life beyond Earth is the easy part.…
How a toxic chromium species could form in drinking water
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, brought much-needed attention to the problem of potentially toxic metals…
Tackling inequality is key for post-COVID economic recovery, say experts
Safeguarding people’s living standards, re-evaluating the role of key workers in society, and reducing racial and…
Breaking new ground in the search for dark matter
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is renowned for the hunt for and discovery of the Higgs…
The odd special mutation can be very helpful—the trick is knowing how to find them
Geneticist Jolanda van Leeuwen remembers the day she made a striking observation that would take her…
Researchers develop dual-wavelength ocean lidar for ocean detection
Ocean water column information profiles are essential for ocean research. Currently, water column profiles are typically…