Program reveals high arsenic in well water

A program to teach data literacy to Maine and New Hampshire students by analyzing data on…

Harris Poll: Most Americans want government intervention to reduce inequality

A new poll finds that a majority of Americans now say the federal government should actively…

Very Large Telescope sees star dance around supermassive black hole, proves Einstein right

Observations made with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed for the first time that a…

Solar-powered hand sanitiser wins ESA-backed hackathon

A start-up company that has repurposed upcycled solar cells to generate ultraviolet light to disinfect people’s…

Applying mathematics to accelerate predictions for capturing fusion energy

A key issue for scientists seeking to bring the fusion that powers the sun and stars…

Parasite carried by grey squirrels negatively impacts red squirrel behavior

Research published in the Journal of Animal Ecology reveals a new mechanism of how grey squirrels…

Soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization after the initial flush of CO2

Healthy soil should have abundant nitrogen to supply plant growth needs, but it should not all…

Ash dieback is less severe in isolated ash trees

New research published in the British Ecological Society’s Journal of Ecology finds that ash dieback is…

Dancing With a Black Hole

Astronomers described the strange orbit of a star that loops the monster in the Milky Way,…

Grand tour of the International Space Station with Drew and Luca

Video: 01:05:04 ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Drew Morgan take you on a unique…