Climate changes faster than animals adapt

Climate change can threaten species, and extinctions can impact ecosystem health. It is therefore of vital…

Christopher Kraft at Flight Console

Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., who died July 22, 2019, created the concept of NASA’s Mission Control…

First of Two Van Allen Probes Spacecraft Ceases Operations

On July 19 mission operators turned off one of the two Van Allen Probes spacecraft. Originally…

Chandra X-ray observatory celebrates its 20th anniversary

On July 23, 1999, the Space Shuttle Columbia blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center carrying…

How do brains remember decisions?

Mammal brains — including those of humans — store and recall impressive amounts of information based…

Keeping livestock in the yard just might help your baby's immune system

Getting up close — and a little dirty — with farm animals just might help us…

Inside dark, polar moon craters, water not as invincible as expected, scientists argue

The Moon’s south pole region is home to some of the most extreme environments in the…

White-tailed deer were predominant in pre-Columbian Panama feasts

An analysis of white-tailed deer remains at an archaeological site in Panama revealed signs of ‘feasting…

Towards a light driven molecular assembler

A team of chemists built the first artificial assembler, which uses light as the energy source.…

Salmon study may foil Trump's plan to boost water deliveries to Central Valley farms

Federal biologists worked frantically this year to meet a deadline to assess the environmental impacts of…