Researchers at UC Davis are developing transgenic lettuce that could one day provide medicine as well as morale-boosting food on the International Space Station and beyond Researchers at University… [+8660 chars]
Nagin Cox wants to make sure someone has wished you a happy landiversary. Where she works, its an event akin to New Years or the Fourth of July, though it has more to do with rockets than fireworks.… [+7575 chars]
Stem cell analyses could reveal how extra doses of some genes lead to the characteristics seen in males born with one or more surplus X chromosomes. One in every 500 to 1,000 males are born with one… [+3585 chars]
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. In detecting alien life on a faraway planet, methane may be the key For humankind, evidence for life beyond Earth is unlikely to be as dramati… [+2187 chars]
Skip to content Gaia spotted Webb from 620,000 miles away. NASAs James Webb Space Telescope is turning out to be a photogenic spacecraft. In the three months since its launch, Webb has already sen… [+2908 chars]
Thirty years ago, on the flanks of a volcano in California’s Sierra Nevada range, trees began to die en masse, suffocated at their roots by carbon dioxide seeping up from the mountain’s depths after … [+6014 chars]
UCLA scientists have discovered a new source of super-fast, energetic electrons raining down on Earth, a phenomenon that contributes to the colorful aurora borealis but also poses hazards to satellit… [+4050 chars]
Quantum complexity has attracted a lot of interest across various subfields of physics, from quantum computing to the theory of black holes. In recent years, physics has offered some conjecture to br… [+1970 chars]
Researchers from Monash University are one step closer to saving the critically endangered helmeted honeyeater, an iconic bird that serves as the emblem of the Australian state of Victoria. The sci… [+2143 chars]
On January 15, the volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai devastated the nation of Tonga. The eruption triggered tsunamis as far afield as the Caribbean and generated atmospheric waves that traveled aroun… [+9624 chars]
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After a technical review, the European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed yesterday that its Mars rover, part of the ExoMars space mission, was ready for launch. The only problem: The rover has neither a r… [+5682 chars]
