Planet 10 times Earth's mass may have smacked Jupiter long ago

Jupiter, the solar system’s largest planet, may have been smacked head-on by an embryonic planet 10…

Robotic Toolkit Added to NASA's Mars 2020 Rover

The bit carousel, which lies at the heart of the rover’s Sample Caching System,…

Extinct Caribbean bird yields DNA after 2,500 years in watery grave

Scientists have recovered the first genetic data from an extinct bird in the Caribbean, thanks to…

Bloodsucker discovered: First North American medicinal leech described in over 40 years

Freshwater wetlands from Georgia to New York are home to a previously unrecognized species of medicinal…

NASA pinpointed tropical storm Krosa's strength before Japan landfall

NASA’s Aqua satellite provided forecasters at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center with infrared data and cloud…

Drug interaction research: Evolution clues

A new article has shown that a key biological component in the communication system of the…

Extinct Caribbean bird yields DNA after 2,500 years in watery grave

Scientists have recovered the first genetic data from an extinct bird in the Caribbean, thanks to…

Expression of M gene segment of influenza A virus determines host range

The host range of the influenza A virus (IAV) is restricted by dysregulated expression of the…

Health research funding lags for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

Clinical research funding continues to lag for the US population of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and…

Addiction intervention in hospital is a 'reachable moment'

Patients who meet an addiction medicine consult team while they’re in the hospital are twice as…