A black hole's warped world

A new visualization of a black hole illustrates how its gravity distorts our view, warping its…

Tripolye 'mega-structures' were ancient community centers

So-called ‘mega-structures’ in ancient Europe were public buildings that likely served a variety of economic and…

Soil microbes play a key role in plant disease resistance

Scientists have discovered that soil microbes can make plants more resistant to an aggressive disease —…

Scientists identify ancient baby bottles – and some are cute

Ceramic vessels, sometimes fashioned in whimsical animal forms, were used thousands of years ago as baby…

Climate change could cause drought in wheat-growing areas: study

In a new study, researchers found that unless steps are taken to mitigate climate change, up…

NASA-NOAA satellite sees Hurricane Lorenzo strengthening

Dropping cloud top temperatures from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite indicated Hurricane Lorenzo was getting stronger in…

NASA finds Tropical Storm Karen bringing heavy rain to Puerto Rico

Tropical Storm Karen has crossed over Puerto Rico and into the western Atlantic Ocean. Early on…

Nanotechnology improves chemotherapy delivery

Michigan State University scientists have invented a new way to monitor chemotherapy concentrations, which is more…

NASA Designing Shapeshifting Robots for Saturn's Moons

JPL robotics engineers are experimenting with Shapeshifter, a swarm of small robots that can…

Trump's Twitter communication style shifted over time based on varying communication goals

The linguistic and discursive style of Donald Trump’s tweets varied systematically before, during, and after the…