Stem cell scientists clear another hurdle in creating transplant arteries

Recent work highlights a better way to grow smooth muscle cells, one of the two cellular…

Officials seek to open major spillway on Mississippi River

Army Corps of Engineers officials in Louisiana aim to open a historic flood control structure above…

Amazon's Bezos unveils lunar lander project 'Blue Moon'

Jeff Bezos, who heads both Amazon and space company Blue Origin, unveiled on Thursday a lunar…

Video games a hobby for majority of Americans, study says

Video games are enormously popular in the United States, with 164 million people—or 65 percent of…

Uber's rocky road to global powerhouse

Uber, set to make its stock market debut in one of the largest technology share offerings,…

Gravitational waves leave a detectable mark, physicists say

Gravitational waves, first detected in 2016, offer a new window on the universe, with the potential…

Assessing battery performance: Compared to what?

Scientists must often ask themselves, compared to what? How do the results we generate in the…

NASA-NOAA satellite catches formation of Tropical Cyclone Lili

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and captured a visible image of…

Billionaire Bezos discloses plans for moon presence, unveils lander mockup

Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, founder of rocket company Blue Origin, unveiled on Thursday a mockup of…

Studying DNA breaks to protect future space travelers

Earth’s atmosphere shields life on the ground from cosmic radiation that can damage DNA. Astronauts in…