Bioaccumulation of methylmercury in wood frogs and spotted salamanders in Vermont vernal pools

Mercury (Hg), and its more biologically available form, methylmercury (MeHg), are powerful neurotoxins that impact development…

Massive stars grow same way as light stars, just bigger

Astronomers obtained the first detailed face-on view of a gaseous disk feeding the growth of a…

The ancestor of the great white shark

Mackerel sharks are a group consisting of some of the most iconic sharks we know, including…

Potential for reduced methane from cows

Scientists have shown it is possible to breed cattle to reduce their methane emissions. The researchers…

Window film could even out the indoor temperature using solar energy

A window film with a specially designed molecule could be capable of taking the edge off…

Snowball the dancing cockatoo has many moves

A sulphur-crested cockatoo named Snowball garnered YouTube fame and headlines a decade ago for his uncanny…

PIA23327: Cerberus Fossae

           Target: Mars Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument:  THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Click here…

Saving the secrets of the jars of Laos

In the mountains and plains of upper Laos sit thousands of stone jars, the only relics…

Total Solar Eclipse Darkens the South Pacific

On July 2, 2019, skywatchers in the beach city of La Serena, Chile, looked up at…

AMSAT Announces New Board of Directors Election Process

AMSAT will provide its members with online voting as the 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors election…