Alfred M. Worden, Who Orbited the Moon in 1971, Dies at 88

While two Apollo 15 crewmen roamed the lunar surface on a scientific mission, he took valuable…

GRACE, GRACE-FO Satellite Data Track Ice Loss at the Poles

Greenland and Antarctica are melting – but how quickly and which areas are most…

Venice canals clear as coronavirus leaves city tourist free

The city of Venice is enjoying crystal clear waters in its world-famous canals due to a…

Research team discovers path to razor-sharp black hole images

Last April, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) sparked international excitement when it unveiled the first image…

Late cretaceous dinosaur-dominated ecosystem

A topic of considerable interest to paleontologists is how dinosaur-dominated ecosystems were structured, how dinosaurs and…

Increasingly mobile sea ice risks polluting Arctic neighbors

The movement of sea ice between Arctic countries is expected to significantly increase this century, raising…

Frozen-planet states in exotic helium atoms

Exotic subatomic particles that are like ‘normal’ particles apart from one, opposite, property—such as the positron,…

Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled moon, dies at 88

Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates…

Quake rattles Salt Lake City, damages Mormon temple

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Salt Lake City in the US state of Utah on Wednesday,…

Could disease pathogens be the dark matter behind Alzheimer's disease?

Researchers discuss the idea that bacteria, viruses or other infectious pathogens may play a role in…