Studying largest impact crater in the US, buried for 35 million years

About 35 million years ago, an asteroid hit the ocean off the East Coast of North…

Deadly protein duo reveals new drug targets for viral diseases

New research details how two highly lethal viruses have greater pathogenic potential when their proteins are…

Global tracking devices negatively affect the survival rate of sage-grouses

A new study in The Condor: Ornithological Applications finds that currently-available global positioning system (GPS) tracking…

Arctic could be iceless in September if temps increase 2 degrees

Arctic sea ice could disappear completely through September each summer if average global temperatures increase by…

Microbes have adapted to live on food that is hundreds of years old

Microbial communities living in deep aquatic sediments have adapted to survive on degraded organic matter, according…

NASA Hangout: How Small Missions can Enhance Reconnaissance at Mars

NASA Hangout: How Small Missions can Enhance Reconnaissance at Mars Click here for original…

Atomic 'Trojan horse' could inspire new generation of X-ray lasers and particle colliders

Scientists have demonstrated a potentially much brighter electron source based on plasma that could be used…

Fluorescent glow may reveal hidden life in the cosmos

Astronomers have uncovered a new way of searching for life in the cosmos. Harsh ultraviolet radiation…

Growth mindset intervention boosts confidence, persistence in entrepreneurship students

A low-cost intervention aimed at fostering a growth mindset in students gave the students more confidence…

A simpler way to choose the sex of offspring by separating X and Y sperm

A simple, reversible chemical treatment can segregate X-bearing sperm from Y-bearing sperm, allowing dramatic alteration of…