Ed Dwight Was Set to Be the First Black Astronaut. Here’s Why That Never Happened.

For a brief moment, the civil rights movement and the space race came together. …

ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/16/2019

Multi-purpose Small Payload Rack (MSPR): The crew performed the Florescence Microscope setup and inserted a test…

Backed in black: How to get people to buy more produce

Researchers from BYU and the Netherlands’ Delft University of Technology may have figured out the secret…

LRO Camera Simulates View from Lunar Module

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) simulated what Neil Armstrong saw in those final minutes as he…

Flies may also spread disease among monkeys and apes

People the world over have a good sense that flies are filthy and that we do…

Tending the future of data analysis with MVApp

The vast datasets generated by modern plant-science technologies require clever data-mining methods to extract useful information.…

Chaos theory produces map for predicting paths of particles emitted into the atmosphere

Floating air particles following disasters and other geological events can have a lasting impact on life…

Method to select for mammalian cells with half the number of chromosomes

Since the emergence of molecular genetics, scientists have tried to isolate haploid mammalian cells. Haploid cells…

Stronger earthquakes can be induced by wastewater injected deep underground

Earthquakes are getting deeper at the same rate as the wastewater sinks. Click here…

First ever state sepsis regulation in US tied to lower death rates

Death rates from sepsis fell faster in New York than expected — and faster than in…