How the ocean is gnawing away at glaciers

The Greenland Ice Sheet is melting faster today than it did only a few years ago.…

NASA’s MAVEN Explores Mars to Understand Radio Interference at Earth

NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has discovered “layers” and “rifts” in the electrically charged part of the upper…

Extinction is difficult to prove for Earth's ultra-rare species

A recent study by the University of Kent has called for an increase in scientific surveys…

One single primitive turtle resisted mass extinction in the northern hemisphere

Sixty-six million years ago, in the emerged lands of Laurasia—now the northern hemisphere—a primitive land tortoise,…

Updated shark tagging atlas provides more than 50 years of tagging and recapture data

A 52-year database of the distribution and movements of 35 Atlantic shark species revealed new information…

Exotic new topological state discovered in Dirac semimetals

Fundamental research in condensed matter physics has driven tremendous advances in modern electronic capabilities. Transistors, optical…

A study identifies 17 key compounds in wine aromas

Maybe words such as ethyl butanoate and octalactone sound unfamiliar to most people who drink wine.…

Progress Made Toward Priorities Defined in 2013-2022 Solar and Space Physics Decadal Survey

Progress Made Toward Priorities Defined in 2013-2022 Solar and Space Physics Decadal Survey Click…

Nanoracks Deploys 250th Satellite, Eighth Cygnus Mission

Nanoracks Deploys 250th Satellite, Eighth Cygnus Mission Click here for original story, Nanoracks Deploys…

Grey seals discovered clapping underwater to communicate

Wild grey seals can clap their flippers underwater during breeding season. Click here for…