NASA’s MAVEN mission finds Mars has a twisted magnetic tail

Mars has an invisible magnetic 'tail' that is twisted by interaction with the solar wind, according…

New NASA study improves search for habitable worlds

New NASA research is helping to refine our understanding of candidate planets beyond our solar system…

Maternal diet may program child for disease risk, but better nutrition later can change that

A mother's diet during pregnancy, particularly one that is high-fat, may program her baby for future…

The birth of a new protein

A yeast protein that evolved from scratch can fold into a compact three-dimensional shape -- contrary…

Be concerned about how apps collect, share health data, expert says

Americans should be concerned about how health and wellness apps collect, save and share their personal…

Eye-catching labels stigmatize many healthy foods

Labels such as organic, fair-trade and cage free may be eye-catching but are often free of…

Two-dimensional materials gets a new theory for control of properties

Desirable properties including increased electrical conductivity, improved mechanical properties, or magnetism for memory storage or information…

Climate shifts shorten marine food chain off California

Environmental disturbances such as El Niño shake up the marine food web off Southern California, new…

The microbial anatomy of an organ

The first 3-D spatial visualization tool has been developed for mapping 'omics' data onto whole organs.…

Research yields test to predict bitter pit disorder in Honeycrisp apples

A test to determine whether bitter pit -- a disorder that blindsides apple growers by showing…