Monster cyclone tears through Vanuatu town

A deadly cyclone destroyed much of Vanuatu’s second-largest town but early warnings appeared to have prevented…

Study: After affirmative action bans, underrepresented student enrollment lags demographic trends

In states that have banned affirmative action, the share of underrepresented minorities among students admitted to…

Stream pollution from mountaintop mining doesn't stay put in the water

Since the 1980s, a sprawling mountaintop removal mining complex in southern West Virginia has been leaching…

Litter problem at England's protected coasts

Beaches in or near England’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have the same levels of litter as…

Fungi found in cotton can decrease root knot nematode galling

Texas A&M University scientists found that a surprising number of fungi naturally associated with cultivated cotton…

What makes Saturn's atmosphere so hot

The upper layers in the atmospheres of gas giants—Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune—are hot, just like…

Will Coronavirus Freeze the Search for Dark Matter?

An experiment under 4,600 feet of Italian rock wasn’t immune from the pandemic’s interruption. …

United Launch Alliance Statement on Positive COVID-19 Case

United Launch Alliance Statement on Positive COVID-19 Case Click here for original story, United…

Space Crime Allegation Leads to Charges Against Astronaut’s Ex-Wife

The astronaut Anne McClain had faced accusations that she had improperly accessed a bank account from…

The Milky Way’s Satellites Help Reveal Link Between Dark Matter Halos And Galaxy Formation

Just as the sun has planets and the planets have moons, our galaxy has satellite galaxies,…