Fireflies threatened globally, with light pollution a glaring problem

Fireflies are under threat globally, with familiar hazards such as habitat loss and pesticides compounded by…

No clear path for golden rice to reach consumers

Heralded as a genetically modified crop with the potential to save millions of lives, Golden Rice…

All About the Laser (and Microphone) Atop Mars 2020, NASA's Next Rover

SuperCam is a rock-vaporizing instrument that will help scientists hunt for Mars fossils. …

First Supermoon of the year – live show on February 8

The Virtual Telescope Project will bring us live views of the first Supermoon of the year…

Canadarm2 gears up to catch Cygnus ship on a resupply run to International Space Station

On February 11, NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir will use Canadarm2, the Station’s 17-metre-long…

ESA, NASA’s Solar Orbiter Soon to Launch on Voyage to Sun

It will be a dark winter’s night when Solar Orbiter launches from Florida on its journey…

Generalist diet helps invasive crayfish thrive where it's introduced

An invasive species of crayfish that is taking over streams from Wisconsin to Maine might be…

Novel techniques for mining patented gene therapies offer promising treatment options

Scientists are working to gain a better understand of the growing number of worldwide patented innovations…

Linguistics: The pronunciation paradox

Learners of foreign languages can hear the errors in pronunciation that fellow learners tend to make,…

Boeing Spacecraft for Astronauts Could Have Been Lost to Software Flaw

The problem was fixed while the Starliner capsule was in orbit during an uncrewed December test…