Paying to clear-cut the rain forests

In the last few years, as climate changes continues to become more severe, there has been…

Scientists create simple synthetic cell that grows and divides normally

Five years ago, scientists created a single-celled synthetic organism that, with only 473 genes, was the…

Extra 100 million years before Earth saw permanent oxygen rise

The permanent rise of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere, which fundamentally changed the subsequent nature of…

Black hole seeds key to galaxies behemoths

A new black hole breaks the record—not for being the smallest or the biggest—but for being…

A general-purpose force field for coarse-grained molecular dynamics

Simulating the interactions between atoms and molecules is important for many scientific studies. However, accurate simulations…

Method offers inexpensive imaging at the scale of virus particles

Using an ordinary light microscope, MIT engineers have devised a technique for imaging biological samples with…

NASA Releases New Concept Image for Advanced Air Mobility

Advanced Air Mobility, or AAM, is shown in this concept image where multiple types of aircraft…

'Spongy roads' to be Slough's new claim to fame

Move over David Brent, settle down John Betjeman, the town is going to be an environmental…

NASA Internal Memo: National Space Council UAG Update from Chair, ADM Jim Ellis

NASA Internal Memo: National Space Council UAG Update from Chair, ADM Jim Ellis Click…

Scientists discover a new auroral feature on Jupiter

The SwRI-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) orbiting Jupiter aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft has detected new faint aurora…