Mars InSight's 'mole' is moving again

NASA’s InSight spacecraft has used its robotic arm to help its heat probe, known as “the…

The clumpy and lumpy death of a star

In 1572, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was among those who noticed a new bright object in the…

A simpler way to make some medicines

Organic chemists have figured out how to synthesize the most common molecule arrangement in medicine, a…

Research gauges neurodegeneration tied to FXTAS by measuring motor behavior

Researchers used a grip-force test to analyze sensorimotor function in people with the FMR1 premutation, with…

Male and female mice have different brain cells

Scientists discover that a brain region known to control sex and violence contains rare cell types…

Planetary 'autopsies' indicate worlds like Earth common in the cosmos

A new way of studying planets in other solar systems – by doing sort of an…

Museums put ancient DNA to work for wildlife

Scientists who are trying to save species at the brink of extinction are finding help in…

NASA sounding rocket technology could enable simultaneous, multi-point measurements—first-ever capability

NASA engineers plan to test a new avionics technology—distributed payload communications—that would give scientists a never-before-offered…

Assigning workers to new networks boosts sustainability

Organizations looking to lead quests for sustainability can train troops within their ranks, but the traditional…

Scientists unwind mystery behind DNA replication

The molecules of life are twisted. But how those familiar strands in DNA’s double helix manage…