Manta ray in distress helped by divers

Deep-water divers Jake Wilton and Monty Halls formed an unlikely friendship with a manta ray after…

Carbon nanotube device channels heat into light

The ever-more-humble carbon nanotube may be just the device to make solar panels—and anything else that…

Minuscule microbes wield enormous power over the Great Lakes, but many species remain a mystery

Near the deepest spot in Lake Michigan, the crew aboard the research vessel Blue Heron lowers…

New gene linked to healthy aging in worms

Damage to gene causes impaired movement in adult worms. Click here for original story,…

Dentistry: Root canal work not so bad after all

Root canal work is not as bad as people think when compared to other dental procedures.…

Early arrival of spring disrupts the mutualism between plants and pollinators

Early snowmelt increases the risk of phenological mismatch, in which the flowering of periodic plants and…

'The way you move': Body structure brings coordinated movement

A computer model shows that a starfish-like animal can coordinate rhythmic motion based on body structure…

ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/12/2019

Astrobee:  The crew continued commissioning of the Astrobee experiment including collecting data inside the JEM for…

Monsoon rains kill 17 in Nepal, 11 in India

At least 17 people have been killed across Nepal after torrential monsoon rains induced floods and…

Wildfire Sparks in Sugarcane Fields on the Island of Maui

A massive wildfire on the island of Maui, Hawaii began mid-morning on Thursday, July 11, 2019. …