Some planets may orbit a supermassive black hole instead of a star

Planets normally form gradually from the disk of dust around a star. But the same thing…

ARRL Headquarters Temporarily Closed

ARRL Headquarters will be temporarily closed today from 1530 UTC (11:30 AM EDST) to 1800 UTC…

First glimpse at what ancient Denisovans may have looked like, using DNA methylation data

If you could travel back in time 100,000 years, you’d find yourself living among multiple groups…

Key similarities discovered between human and archaea chromosomes

A study led by researchers at Indiana University is the first to find similarities between the…

Genes identified in early land plant descendant also found in modern crops

Since they first arrived on land, plants have likely been using the same genetic tools to…

From clouds to craters

This beautiful view from ESA’s Mars Express stretches from the bright, cloud-covered north pole of Mars…

NASA is Testing a Drill to Search for Life on Mars – On Its Own

NASA has barely scratched the surface of Mars – literally. While past rovers have dug inches…

Artificial materials reconstruct porpoise's echolocation

Over millions of years, porpoises have developed powerful biosonar with high accuracy and intelligence to detect…

Overweight Danes are more likely to have overweight dogs according to new research

A new study from the University of Copenhagen reports that the prevalence of overweight dogs is…

Brian Machesney K1LI/J75Y Wins the September QST Cover Plaque Award

The winning article for the September 2019 QST Cover Plaque award is “A Slightly Off-Center-Fed Dipole”…