NASA's Mars 2020 rover goes coast-to-coast to prep for launch

NASA’s next Mars rover has arrived in Florida to begin final preparations for its launch to…

Image: 'Pale Blue Dot' revisited

For the 30th anniversary of one of the most iconic views from the Voyager mission, NASA’s…

Machine learning implemented for quantum optics

As machine learning continues to surpass human performance in a growing number of tasks, scientists at…

Scientists develop first electrically-driven 'topological' laser

Scientists and engineers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the University of Leeds in…

Dams overflow as Australia braces for more floods

Dams near Sydney overflowed Thursday after days of torrential rain, as Australia braced for more storms…

Taking a bite out of mosquito-borne disease

It has long been the dream of infectious disease researchers around the world to create a…

In Norway, bottles made of plastic are still fantastic

One at a time, the elderly lady places her empties into the gaping hole of a…

Record-setting astronaut feels good after near year in space

NASA’s new record-setting astronaut said Wednesday that aside from sore muscles and trouble with balance, she’s…

Tiny Dancer: Scientists spy on booty-shaking bees to help conservation

We’ve long known honey bees shake their behinds to communicate the location of high-value flower patches…

Researchers shrink laser-induced graphene for flexible electronics

You don’t need a big laser to make laser-induced graphene (LIG). Scientists at Rice University, the…