A universal framework combining genome annotation and undergraduate education

Scientists and educators have developed a framework for using new genome sequences as a training resource…

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Completes Rendezvous and Berthing with International Space Station

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Completes Rendezvous and Berthing with International Space Station Click here for…

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/19/2019

Medical Proteomics: The crew performed a blood draw session in support of the JAXA Medical Proteomics…

NASA Earth Data Helps Scientists to Understand Our Home Planet

In September 2017, the Atlantic Ocean was brewing with several large hurricanes. Click here for original…

Discovery may help explain why women get autoimmune diseases far more often than men

New evidence points to a key role for a molecular switch called VGLL3 in autoimmune diseases,…

Illuminating Gases in The Sky: NASA Technology Pinpoints Potent Greenhouse Gases

NASA scientists fly new instrument that takes direct measurements of atmospheric water vapor, a potent but…

Dame Emma Thompson: 'If I could fly cleanly, I would'

Actress Dame Emma Thompson defends her decision to fly to London from the US to attend…

Behold the Southern Lights!

As the International Space Station orbited 265 miles above the southern Indian Ocean about halfway between…

Week in images

Our week through the lens: 15 – 19 April 2019 Week in images Source: ESA Space…

Comet or cluster?

Most globular clusters are almost perfectly spherical collections of stars — but Messier 62 breaks the mould. The 12-billion-year-old cluster…