NASA nighttime imagery finds Tropical Storm Laura developing

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a nighttime view of Tropical Depression 13 early on…

Hubble snaps close-up of comet NEOWISE

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the closest images yet of the sky’s latest visitor…

Researchers create bioluminescent tag to detect DNA break repair

A new bioluminescent reporter that tracks DNA double stranded break (DSB) repair in cells has been…

NASA's Suomi NPP satellite highlights California wildfires at night

Striking images of the California wildfires are seen in these nighttime satellite images taken by the…

Nutrients make coral bleaching worse

A new study shows nutrients can aggravate the already negative effects of climate change on corals…

Tiny engineered therapeutic delivery system safely solves genetic problems in mice

Inserting genetic material into the body to treat diseases caused by gene mutations can work, scientists…

Ozone across northern hemisphere increased over past 20 years

In a first-ever study using ozone data collected by commercial aircraft, researchers from the Cooperative Institute…

NASA's Terra satellite analyzes Caribbean's Tropical Depression 14

NASA’s Terra satellite gathered infrared data on Tropical Depression 14 as it moves through the Caribbean…

Understanding how birds respond to extreme weather can inform conservation efforts

When it comes to climate change, University of Wisconsin-Madison forest and wildlife ecology Professor Ben Zuckerberg…

The age of the Earth's inner core revised

By creating conditions akin to the center of the Earth inside a laboratory chamber, researchers have…