Teaching an old spacecraft new tricks to continue exploring the moon

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has far exceeded its planned mission duration, revealing that the…

Scientist proposes a new timeline for Mars terrains

A Southwest Research Institute scientist has updated Mars chronology models to find that terrains shaped by…

How microplastics in the soil contribute to environmental pollution

Plastic, with its unabated global production, is a major and persistent contributor to environmental pollution. In…

U.S. cities segregated not just by where people live, but where they travel daily

One thing that decades of social science research has made abundantly clear? Americans in urban areas…

Gender gap: Women represent two-thirds of doctorates, only one-third of academic jobs

Women today represent two-thirds of all Canadian doctorates in archaeology, but only one-third of Canadian tenure-stream…

New study reveals biodiversity important at regional scales

New research shows that biodiversity is important not just at the traditional scale of short-term plot…

ARRL Plans Weekend of Specials for Hams Missing Orlando HamCation® 2021

This weekend, February 13-14, was supposed to be the ARRL National Convention at Orlando HamCation. While…

New insights to past ecosystems are now available based on pollen and plant traits

Researchers have mined and combined information from two databases to link pollen and key plant traits…

A plant's nutrient-sensing abilities can modulate its response to environmental stress

Understanding how plants respond to stressful environmental conditions is crucial to developing effective strategies for protecting…

Scent detection dogs can identify individuals infected with COVID-19

In a recent article in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, authors gathered previously published research to…