NASA's orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 gets first data

NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 (OCO-3), the agency’s newest carbon dioxide-measuring mission to launch into space, has…

Scientists use technology to examine questions around climate, biodiversity

A clam shell may be a familiar find on the beach, but its intricate curves and…

Image: HiRISE spots Curiosity rover at Mars' Woodland Bay

A dramatic Martian landscape can be seen in a new image taken from space, showing NASA’s…

Video: Friend or foe? Fun facts about sharks

Sharks often get a bad rap, even though most species are harmless to humans, says Katherine…

Astronomers detect new massive stars in the young cluster VVV CL074

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), an international team of astronomers has investigated a population of…

Determining gene function will help understanding of processes of life

Scientists at the University of Kent have developed a new method of determining gene function in…

DNA replication machinery captured at atom-level detail

July 15, 2019) Life depends on double-stranded DNA unwinding and separating into single strands that can…

Empty nets as overfishing and climate change sap Lake Malawi

On the shores of Lake Malawi, a crowd eagerly awaits the arrival of a white and…

Barry weakens, but US officials warn of heavy rains, floods, tornadoes

Barry weakened further on Sunday as the storm churned across the US state of Louisiana, bringing…

India scrubs Moon mission launch one hour before liftoff

India on Monday postponed the launch of a lunar probe less than an hour before blast-off…