High-tech gel aids delivery of drugs

Drugs that help prevent the formation of unwanted or harmful proteins are currently being developed to…

Grassland biodiversity is blowing in the wind

Temperate grasslands are the most endangered but least protected ecosystems on Earth. Grassland restorations are crucial…

Chance, not ideology, drives political polarization

Ever-widening divisions between Democrats and Republicans are believed to reflect deeply rooted ideological differences, but a…

NASA Invites Students to Name Next Mars Rover

NASA Invites Students to Name Next Mars Rover Click here for original story, NASA…

NASA Invites Students to Name Mars 2020 Rover

Through Nov. 1, K-12 students in the U.S. are encouraged to enter an essay…

NASA's ECOSTRESS Detects Amazon Fires from Space

Although ECOSTRESS’ primary mission is to measure plant health from space, it can also…

NASA's Mars Helicopter Attached to Mars 2020 Rover

The helicopter will be first aircraft to perform flight tests on another planet. …

New DNA sequencer method achieves early-stage and broad-range detection of wheat diseases

Plant diseases, especially those caused by fungal pathogens, jeopardize global crop biosecurity and preventing them requires…

Addition of growth factors to unique system helps new bone formation

The development of new bone can be a multistep process: first, stem cells differentiate into cartilage…

NASA finds wind shear affecting Tropical Depression Erin

Visible and infrared imagery from NASA’s Terra satellite revealed that strong wind shear was adversely affecting…