NASA plans to launch a huge moon rocket but the price tag may impede its future

NASA plans to test launch its newest rocket next week — one it hopes will eventually…

The sands of Mars are green as well as red, rover Perseverance discovers

The accepted view of Mars is red rocks and craters as far as the eye can…

Understanding outsize role of nanopores

Researchers discover the conditions inside tiny pores can have big consequences for chemistry. Click…

Plants reprogram their cells to fight invaders: Here's how

When a plant senses a microbial invasion, it makes radical changes in the chemical soup of…

First underground radar images from Mars Perseverance Rover reveal some surprises

NASA’s Perseverance landed on Mars in February 2021 and has been gathering data on the planet’s…

Missing grizzly bear toes results in call to change practices

A researcher is suggesting changes to fur trapping practices to help prevent the accidental amputation of…

3D printing of starch for personalized medicine development

For the purpose of personalised therapies, a research group has used 3D printing to develop tablets…

New nanophotonic coating could aid thermal management and counter-surveillance efforts

A research team has developed a new reflective coating that can be used in counter-surveillance military…

New research tracks the history of manatees across Earth's oceans

While only four species of slow-moving aquatic herbivores of the order Sirenia remain on Earth, many…

'Dangerous' and 'extremely dangerous' heat stress to become more common by 2100

Even if countries manage to meet the Paris Agreement goal of keeping global warming to 2…