NASA’s Kepler planet-hunting spacecraft was deactivated in November 2018, about ten years after it launched. The mission detected over 5,000 candidate exoplanets and 2,662 confirmed exoplanets using … [+9009 chars]
Ground-breaking research into the hot structures deep in the Earth suggest they could be much more fluid than once supposed. An article published this week by the prestigious journal, Nature, shows … [+2748 chars]
Apr 6 2022Reviewed by Alex Smith There is another way to utilize the mountain of plastic that is waiting to be thrown away: use it to soak up surplus carbon dioxide. Graduate student Paul Savas fee… [+3640 chars]
Scientists now know that things go bump on Mars on a fairly regular basis, adding to mounting evidence that the Red Planet is far from dead. New research has revealed previously undetected quakes b… [+6976 chars]
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Rare vaccine-related blood clots tied to gene; concentrated antibodies may help the immunosuppressed The following is a summary of some recent… [+1279 chars]
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Gilead's remdesivir fails to show benefit in European trial; no fetus risk seen with first trimester vaccination The following is a summary of… [+1512 chars]
NASA is set to send a new generation of astronauts to the moon — including the first woman and the first person of color — and the space agency is inviting you along for the ride. Alright, so you wo… [+2042 chars]
Antarctic sea ice has reached its second lowest level in almost half a century, new satellite data reveals, as scientists warn that the melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could cause global sea … [+7673 chars]
The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will have to cool their heels here on Earth for at least one extra day. The launch of Crew-4 had been schedule… [+2433 chars]
A set of dinosaur footprints in Spain has unusual features because the dinosaur that made the tracks had an injured foot, according to a study published April 6, 2022 in the open-access journal PLOS … [+2215 chars]
Imagine that by some twisted play of fate, you get transported to the Jurassic Era more specifically, the window in time when fiery, flying Pterosaurs dominated the skies and the Tyrannosaurus rex st… [+3431 chars]
PNNL Earth scientist Manish Shrivastava and his team identified an atmospheric process that creates a type of fine particle over the Amazon rainforest. Through the process, semi-volatile gases, which… [+7091 chars]
