NASA Catches tropical storm Francisco's approach to landfall in southern Japan

Infrared imagery from NASA’s Aqua satellite shows that Tropical Storm Francisco had powerful thunderstorms with heavy…

NASA finds one small area of strong storms left in fading Flossie

NASA’s Terra satellite found one small area of strong storms left in Tropical Depression Flossie on…

Fertilizer feast and famine: Solving the global nitrogen problem

Commercial organic and synthetic nitrogen fertilizer helps feed around half of the world’s population. While excessive…

Maya more warlike than previously thought

What was the role of warfare in Mayan civilization? New evidence from lake sediments around the…

Magnetic plasma pulses excited by UK-size swirls in the solar atmosphere

Scientists have discovered previously undetected observational evidence of frequent energetic wave pulses the size of the…

Key step toward cancer treatments that leave healthy cells unharmed

Researchers have opened up a possible avenue for new cancer therapies that don’t have the side…

Unique electrical properties in quantum materials can be controlled using light

Insights from quantum physics have allowed engineers to incorporate components used in circuit boards, optical fibers,…

Blocking key mineral uptake could prevent gonorrhea infection

Blocking the ability of the bacterial pathogen that causes gonorrhea to uptake the mineral zinc can…

Fertilizer feast and famine: Solving the global nitrogen problem

Research has identifies five strategies to tackle the two-sided challenge of a lack of fertilizer in…

NASA 'Optometrists' Verify Mars 2020 Rover's 20/20 Vision

Mars 2020 rover underwent an eye exam after several cameras were installed on the…