Soldier ants reveal that evolution can go in reverse

Turtle ant soldiers and their oddly-shaped heads suggest that evolution is not always a one-way street…

Discovery points to origin of mysterious ultraviolet radiation

Lyman-alpha blobs (LABs) are gigantic clouds of hydrogen gas that produce a special type of ultraviolet…

How a virus forms its symmetric shells

Viruses have been well studied, but many mysteries linger. One such mystery is how a spherical…

NASA Ames on MANDATORY Telework and Restricted Access

NASA Ames on MANDATORY Telework and Restricted Access Click here for original story, NASA…

NASA Administrator Statement on Coronavirus Situation

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine: Click here for original…

Stone-age 'likes': Eggshell beads exchanged over 30,000 years ago

A clump of grass grows on an outcrop of shale 33,000 years ago. An ostrich pecks…

Bulb size matters: Uncovering the evolution of the plant kingdom's doomsday preppers

Bulbs are doomsday preppers, storing up resources underground to ride out disaster. The bigger the bulb,…

NASA Scientist to Discuss 'Understanding 99% of the Universe, One Particle at a Time' at Library of Congress Lecture

The public is invited to a free lecture titled “Understanding 99% of the Universe, One Particle…

High School Students Vie for a Win in Robotics Competition

After duking it out in the 20th Annual Los Angeles FIRST Robotics Regional Competition,…

Protecting DNA origami for anti-cancer drug delivery

Scientists have designed and synthesized chains of molecules with a precise sequence and length to efficiently…