'Fossil earthquakes' offer new insight into seismic activity deep below Earth's surface

A study has shed new light on the mechanisms through which earthquakes are triggered up to…

Environmental DNA in rivers offers new tool for detecting wildlife communities

Ecologists report this week on a new method of identifying an ‘entire community of mammals’ —…

Banded mongoose study reveals how its environment influences the spread of infectious disease

A new study explores the ways that landscapes can influence animal behavior, fostering dynamics that either…

'Spillway' for electrons could keep lithium metal batteries from catching fire

Nanoengineers developed a safety feature that prevents lithium metal batteries from rapidly overheating and catching fire…

Heat stress may affect more than 1.2 billion people annually by 2100

Heat stress from extreme heat and humidity will annually affect areas now home to 1.2 billion…

Comet 67P is hiding nitrogen that could solve a solar system mystery

The Rosetta spacecraft’s measurements of comet 67P have revealed a hidden source of nitrogen that may…

Solar flares and cosmic rays may make Proxima b warm enough for life

Proxima Centauri b, a planet orbiting our nearest stellar neighbour, is being blasted with cosmic rays…

NASA Science to Hold Virtual Community Town Hall Meeting

NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) will hold a community town hall meeting with Associate Administrator for…

Separations between earthquakes reveal clear patterns

So far, few studies have explored how the similarity between inter-earthquake times and distances is related…

ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/12/2020

Materials ISS Experiment (MISSE):  The crew installed three MISSE Sample Carriers (MSCs) onto MISS Transfer Tray…