NASA Invites Students to Name Next Mars Rover

Red rover, red rover, send a name for Mars 2020 right over! NASA is recruiting help…

SpaceX's Mars rocket prototype rattles nearby residents in Texas flight test

SpaceX test-launched an early prototype of the company’s Mars rocket on Tuesday, unnerving residents near the…

Earth's fingerprint hints at finding habitable planets beyond the solar system

Astronomers have assembled a ‘fingerprint’ for Earth, which could be used to identify a planet beyond…

Climate change affects floods in Europe

For a long time, scientists argued whether or not climate change is affecting floods. No clear…

Mathematical modeling shows why animals see at night

Nocturnal and diurnal mammals see the same—but only for a brief time. When mice are born,…

Clues to early social structures may be found in ancient extraordinary graves

Elaborate burial sites can provide insight to the development of socio-political hierarchies in early human communities,…

Research sheds new light on Antarctic control of global climate

Scientists have made a new discovery that challenges previous understanding of the relationship between the polar…

Plankton are more resilient to nutrient stress than previously thought

An international team of Earth system scientists and oceanographers has created the first high-resolution global map…

In watershed discovery, skull of ancient human ancestor unearthed

Scientists on Wednesday announced the landmark discovery in Ethiopia of a nearly complete skull of an…

FCC Resolves LED Products Marketing Violations Investigation with Consent Decree

The FCC on August 26 announced that it had entered into a Consent Decree to resolve…