Speaking up for invisible raptors

Birds of prey such as owls, eagles, falcons and vultures are soaring and elegant predators. But…

Scientists set sail on expedition to investigate ‘Iceberg Alley’ off Antarctica

The 5.4 million-square-mile Antarctic Ice Sheet is the greatest mass of fresh water on Earth. If…

What ionized the universe?

The sparsely distributed hot gas that exists in the space between galaxies, the intergalactic medium, is…

Model learns how individual amino acids determine protein function

A machine-learning model from MIT researchers computationally breaks down how segments of amino acid chains determine…

WOW Air seeks debt restructuring as Icelandair quits talks

Iceland's loss-making carrier WOW Air said it was in talks to restructure its debt after Icelandair…

Exploring Mercury in a new book

Up until 2008, only one spacecraft had ever visited the planet Mercury, and it didn't linger…

Nature of and Lessons Learned from Lunar Ice Cube and the First Deep Space Cubesat ‘Cluster’

Abstract: Cubesats operating in deep space face challenges Earth-orbiting cubesats do not. 15 deep space cubesat…

Scientists map ‘deepest’ parts of Southern Ocean

A team of researchers led by British Antarctic Survey has for the first time mapped the…

Scientists map ‘deepest’ parts of Southern Ocean

A team of researchers led by British Antarctic Survey has for the first time mapped the…

Frankfurt flights reduced by air traffic control IT glitch

Scores of flights to and from Germany's biggest airport Frankfurt were scrapped Monday because of a…