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…

Stretchable wireless sensor could monitor healing of cerebral aneurysms

A wireless sensor small enough to be implanted in the blood vessels of the human brain…

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. A new study found…

Some vaccine doubters may be swayed by proximity to disease outbreak

An individual’s trust in institutions such as the CDC, and how close they live to a…

Clickbait secrets exposed! Humans and AI team up to improve clickbait detection

Humans and machines worked together to help train an artificial intelligence — AI — model that…

Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain's blood vessels

Engineers have developed a magnetically steerable, thread-like robot that can actively glide through narrow, winding pathways,…