The dark dunes of Mars: Moreux crater

Known for its wide swathes of rippling, textured, gently sloping dunes, the Terra Sabaea region on…

Moreux crater on Mars (perspective view)

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NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover Is About to Get a New Name

The space agency will choose from nine names proposed in essays by students from kindergarten to…

Team finds citizen scientists make excellent resources

From tracking the amount of rain in their backyards to monitoring the water quality in local…

What we don't know (about lakes) could hurt us

As the power of extreme weather events increase with climate change, a team of scientists warn…

Bacteria killed by new light-activated coating

To stop the spread of disease, it could be used to coat phone screens and keyboards,…

Europe's major telescopes 'can meet satellite challenge'

Europe’s flagship telescopes will cope with the effects of thousands of new satellites in the sky. …

Chaotic climate, chaotic cities fuel Brazil flood toll

Violent rain has killed scores of people and forced thousands from their homes this year in…

Social studies teachers link their political views to assessment of news sources

At a time when there’s been a sharp uptick in partisan critiques of the credibility of…

Zombie scanning enables the study of peptide-receptor interactions on the cell surface

In the past, biologically-active peptides—small proteins like neurotoxins and hormones that act on cell receptors to…