Chiton mollusk provides model for new armor design

The way the scale armor works is that when in contact with a force, the scales…

Why doesn't deep-brain stimulation work for everyone?

Researchers have mapped nine functional networks in the deep-brain structures of 10 healthy people, an accomplishment…

Greenland ice losses rising faster than expected

Greenland is losing ice seven times faster than in the 1990s and is tracking the Intergovernmental…

Water births are as safe as land births for mom, baby

A new study found that water births are no more risky than land births, and that…

Could dark carbon be hiding the true scale of ocean 'dead zones'?

The impact of climate change on the world’s oceans is becoming increasingly known but new research…

ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/10/2019

Rodent Research-19 (RR-19): The crew performed RR-19 Rodent transfers from the Dragon capsule into the Habitats.…

Holiday kristall

Image: This box of holiday cheer is actually tubes of plasma containing suspended microparticles exposed to…

X-ray Satellite XMM-Newton Celebrates 20 Years in Space

Two decades ago today the X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) launched into orbit. A pioneering satellite for…

Earth's Changing Ice

Meltwater lakes form on the surface of Greenland’s Petermann Glacier. Click here for original…

New NASA eBook Reveals Insights of Earth Seen at Night from Space

Earth has many stories to tell, even in the dark of night. Earth at Night, NASA’s…