Study finds journalists hold strongly to professional identity, even when forced to leave field

When meeting someone for the first time, people often ask, “What do you do for a…

Between wildfires, land in the US West has short 10- to 15-year reprieve

In the wake of a devastating wildfire, burnt land has a respite before the next blaze.…

Scientists discover the mechanism of DNA high-order structure formation

The genetic material of our cells—DNA—exists in a high-order structure called chromatin. Chromatin consists of DNA…

Watch live: final #SpacewalkforAMS

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan will exit the International Space Station airlock…

Climate change 'a strategic dilemma' for Persian Gulf, expert says

Climate change poses a strategic dilemma for oil-exporting states of the Persian Gulf, according to a…

Portable device helps doctors diagnose sepsis faster

EPFL researchers have developed a highly sensitive and portable optical biosensor that stands to accelerate the…

Second space data highway satellite set to beam

The second satellite in the European Data Relay System has reached its intended orbit and completed…

Astronomers investigate physical properties of the galaxy PGC 26218

By conducting spectroscopic observations, astronomers from China and Spain have investigated physical properties of a nearby…

NASA Launches In-Depth Snow Study — First in 30 Years

The last time NASA carried out an in-depth study of winter storms in the heavily populated…

Galileo now replying to SOS messages worldwide

As well as providing global navigation services, Europe’s Galileo satellite constellation is acontributing to saving more…