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Newly discovered retinal structure may enhance vision for some birds
A newly discovered retinal structure in the eyes of certain kinds of songbirds might help the…
Rachel Rivera – Designs Instrument Payloads By Day, Glue Gun Ready at Night
Rachel Rivera, Acting Team Lead for the Instrument Design Lab at Goddard, helps design instrument payloads…
AFRL camber morphing wing takes flight
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio: The Air Force Research Laboratory recently completed the successful flight demonstration…
Video: OPS-SAT, ESA's flying lab, open to all
What would you do with a powerful computer based in space? At just 30 cm in…
Screen could offer better safety tests for new chemicals
It’s estimated that there are approximately 80,000 industrial chemicals currently in use, in products such as…
Mercury's volcanic activity—or lack of it—could help astronomers find other Earth-like worlds
If you wanted to narrow down the search for Earth-like worlds in a vast universe, how…
Meteorites lend clues to solar system's origin
The isotopic composition of meteorites and terrestrial planets holds important clues about the earliest history of…
Study finds Chinese plant biodiversity at risk due to human activity
With intensifying human activity, many species are threatened with extinction. However, many other species have expanded…
Researchers reveal a wide band gap topological insulator
Since their discovery in 2006, topological insulators have been widely discussed as a promising avenue for…