Natural selection favors cheaters

Natural selection predicts that mutualisms -- interactions between members of different species that benefit both parties…

Water-bearing minerals on asteroid Bennu

Astronomers have discovered evidence of abundant water-bearing minerals on the surface of the near-Earth asteroid (101955)…

Underwater surveys in Emerald Bay reveal the nature and activity of Lake Tahoe faults

Emerald Bay, California, a beautiful location on the southwestern shore of Lake Tahoe, is surrounded by…

Hen harriers ‘vanishing due to illegal killing’ – study

Bird of prey 10 times more likely to die on English grouse moors than other habitats,…

Asteroid Bennu is spewing out dust and rocks to create its own moons

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has found that Bennu is an active asteroid and is covered in large…

Asteroid Bennu is spewing out dust and rocks to create its own moons

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has found that Bennu is an active asteroid and is covered in large…

Have microscope, will travel: New tech project links Madison, Boston scientists

An invention designed to transform how and where high-powered research microscopes are deployed—and who gets to…

Have microscope, will travel: New tech project links Madison, Boston scientists

An invention designed to transform how and where high-powered research microscopes are deployed—and who gets to…

The rise and fall of Ziggy star formation and the rich dust from ancient stars

Researchers have detected a radio signal from abundant interstellar dust in MACS0416_Y1, a galaxy 13.2 billion…

The rise and fall of Ziggy star formation and the rich dust from ancient stars

Researchers have detected a radio signal from abundant interstellar dust in MACS0416_Y1, a galaxy 13.2 billion…