Experimental Martian dirt: $20 a kilogram, plus shipping

A team of astrophysicists has developed a scientifically based, standardized method for creating Martian and asteroid…

Factors linked to mortality after traumatic brain injury identified

New findings shed light on the potential for strategies for prevention and intervention that could improve…

Did key building blocks for life come from deep space?

All living beings need cells and energy to replicate. Without these fundamental building blocks, living organisms…

New way to control meandering electrons and generate extreme-ultraviolet emissions

Scientists have found a completely new way to generate extreme-ultraviolet emissions -- that is, light having…

How Sacred Ibis mummies provided the first test of evolution

A debate over mummified birds brought to France after Napoleon's conquest of Egypt played a central…

Now is the time to answer questions about climate engineering disease impacts

Radical solutions to climate change might save lives, but a new commentary calls for caution because…

In dangerous fungal family’s befriending of plants, a story of loss

Researchers show that gene loss -- not the evolution of new genes -- helped drive the…

Genetic basis for how harmful algae blooms become toxic

Scientists have uncovered the genetic basis for the production of domoic acid, a potent neurotoxin produced…

The cart before the horse: A new model of cause and effect

Natural little scientists, human babies love letting go of things and watching them fall. Baby's first…

Fewer biofuels, more green space: Climate action researcher calls for urgent shift

Growing and harvesting bioenergy crops -- corn for ethanol or trees to fuel power plants, for…