Non-native invasive insects, diseases decreasing carbon stored in US forests

Scientists have found that non-native invasive insects and diseases are reducing the amount of carbon stored…

James Webb Space Telescope could begin learning about TRAPPIST-1 atmospheres in a year

Astronomers are using the intriguing TRAPPIST-1 planetary system as a kind of laboratory to model not…

NASA Awards Contract for Exploration Ground Systems Program Services

NASA has selected ARES Technical Services Corporation in Burlingame, California, to provide support services to the…

Studying largest impact crater in the US, buried for 35 million years

About 35 million years ago, an asteroid hit the ocean off the East Coast of North…

Deadly protein duo reveals new drug targets for viral diseases

New research details how two highly lethal viruses have greater pathogenic potential when their proteins are…

Global tracking devices negatively affect the survival rate of sage-grouses

A new study in The Condor: Ornithological Applications finds that currently-available global positioning system (GPS) tracking…

Arctic could be iceless in September if temps increase 2 degrees

Arctic sea ice could disappear completely through September each summer if average global temperatures increase by…

Microbes have adapted to live on food that is hundreds of years old

Microbial communities living in deep aquatic sediments have adapted to survive on degraded organic matter, according…

Space Samples Link NASA's Apollo 11 and Mars 2020

While separated by half a century, NASA’s Apollo 11 and Mars 2020 missions share…

NASA Robots Compete Underground in DARPA Challenge

Whether they fly, roll or do both, these machines could be the future of…