Researchers identify drugs that block CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing

The discovery of the first small-molecule inhibitors of the Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpCas9) protein could enable…

Scientists breed hazelnuts as the next cash crop for Midwest farmers

From a hill surrounded by the thawing mud of empty cornfields, farmer Chris Gamer leaned over…

Martian Dust Could Help Explain Water Loss, Plus Other Learnings From Global Storm

Scientists are still analyzing reams of data from the 2018 global dust storm, but preliminary reports…

Two neutron stars collided near the solar system billions of years ago

Astrophysicists Szabolcs Marka at Columbia University and Imre Bartos at the University of Florida, have identified…

State-of-the-art imaging uncovers the exciting life history of an unusual Mars meteorite

With human and sample-return missions to Mars still on the drawing board, geologists wishing to study…

Astronomer helps create ‘history book’ image of the universe

Astronomers have assembled a mosaic of nearly 7,500 images of one part of the sky, creating…

Pinpointing Gaia to map the Milky Way

This image, a composite of several observations captured by ESO's VLT Survey Telescope (VST), shows the…

Pinpointing Gaia to map the Milky Way

This image, a composite of several observations captured by ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope (VST), shows the…

Hubble astronomers assemble wide view of the evolving universe

Astronomers have put together the largest and most comprehensive 'history book' of galaxies into one single…

Hubble astronomers assemble wide view of the evolving universe

Astronomers have put together the largest and most comprehensive ‘history book’ of galaxies into one single…