Maize plants form special compounds derived from indole, the so-called benzoxazinoids. They are considered ecologically important…
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Atlas V launches from Cape Canaveral with prototype Amazon satellites
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket climbed through the Space Coast skies carrying a pair…
Starlinks are easily detected by radio telescopes
Radio astronomy and satellite communication have a long common history. Advances made in one field have…
Astronomers discover M87's jet is triggering novae
Everyone loves a good mystery, and astronomers have just uncovered a new one in a nearby…
Here's what it would take to see a black hole's photon ring
Supermassive black holes are elusive creatures. Massive gravitational beasts that can power immensely bright quasars, or…
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample curation steps closer to final reveal
As the astromaterials curation team at NASA’s Johnson Space Center continues to collect the bonus asteroid…
The largest dam removal in history stirs hopes of restoring California tribes' way of life
At first, the dead floated downstream a few at a time. Then they came by the…
Coral researchers see 'mass mortality' amid Florida Reef bleaching crisis
Battered by heat, washed out to a bleached, white hue and ravaged by disease, corals offshore…
Record heat unleashes deadly floods from New York to Libya
Extreme heat is usually associated with drought and wildfires. But across five continents this year, it’s…
California drought status: Stubborn conditions remain after a wet water year
California is 99.93% drought-free, according to an update from the U.S. Drought Monitor. But Del Norte…