Solar storms may leave gray whales 'blind' and stranded

A new study offers some of the first evidence that gray whales might depend on a…

Magnetic nano-vortex: Swirling boundaries

For the first time, researchers have recorded a ‘3D film’ of magnetic processes on the nanometer…

Magnetic field at Martian surface ten times stronger than expected

New data gleaned from the magnetic sensor aboard NASA’s InSight spacecraft is offering an unprecedented close-up…

One billion-year-old green seaweed fossils identified, relative of modern land plants

Paleontologists have made a remarkable discovery in China: 1 billion-year-old micro-fossils of green seaweeds that could…

Shake it, baby! NASA robotic lander confirms quakes on Mars

NASA’s robotic InSight lander has for the first time established that Mars is seismically active, but…

Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician portrayed in 'Hidden Figures', dies at 101

Katherine Johnson, the black woman whose mathematical genius took her from a behind-the-scenes job in a…

Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician And An Inspiration For 'Hidden Figures,' Dies

Johnson was one of NASA’s human “computers” and wrote trajectory equations for missions in the space…

Study of 418,000 Europeans finds different foods linked to different types of stroke

Different types of food are linked to risks of different types of stroke, according to the…

Vision rehab treatment effective for stroke and injury related blindness

A new study shows that visual rehabilitation is effective for patients who have suffered vision loss…

Threatened birds and mammals have irreplaceable roles in the natural world

A new study has shown that threatened birds and mammals are often ecologically distinct and irreplaceable…