First Private Crew Will Visit Space Station. The Price Tag: $55 Million Each

The astronauts will spend around eight days in orbit, in what would be a new step…

NASA Selects Research Proposals for University Leadership Initiative

NASA Selects Research Proposals for University Leadership Initiative Click here for original story, NASA…

Geological phenomenon widening the Atlantic Ocean

An upsurge of matter from deep beneath the Earth’s crust could be pushing the continents of…

Key switchgrass genes identified, which could mean better biofuels ahead

Biologists believe they are one step closer to a long-held goal of making a cheap, widely…

Researchers use car collisions with deer to study mysterious animal-population phenomena

By parsing data on weather, deer populations and deer-vehicle collisions in Wisconsin, investigators show spatial synchrony…

Carbon: Getting to net zero — and even net negative — is surprisingly feasible, and affordable

Reaching zero net emissions of carbon dioxide from energy and industry by 2050 can be accomplished…

MDA Appoints new Vice-President of Satellite Systems

MDA is pleased to welcome Amer Khouri as the company’s new Vice President of Satellite Systems. …

Newly discovered fossil, likely subaqueous insect

A newly discovered trace fossil of an ancient burrow has been discovered. The fossil has an…

Genome-editing tool TALEN outperforms CRISPR-Cas9 in tightly packed DNA

Researchers used single-molecule imaging to compare the genome-editing tools CRISPR-Cas9 and TALEN. Their experiments revealed that…

Harpy eagles could be under greater threat than previously thought

New research suggests estimates of the species’ current distribution are potentially overestimating range size. …