Science
“The Russians believe that continued operations are safe but they can’t prove to our satisfaction that they are.” Take a Leak In September, NASA’s inspector general warned in a report … Read More
The two-dimensional spatial distribution of mass due to gluons in the nucleon (left) and the pion (right), simulated at seven valence pion masses with lattice quantum chromodynamics. Credit: Bigeng Wang … Read More
NASA is keeping a close eye on a bus-sized asteroid that is expected to skim past Earth Saturday at a distance only slightly father away than the moon. Officials at the … Read More
Beneath the snowy slopes lay a prehistoric surprise: an ecosystem that predates the dinosaurs, revealed by melting snow before being stumbled upon by a hiker in the Italian Alps. The … Read More
SpaceX is gearing up to launch its next Starship test flight, a mission that will attempt a second catch of the world’s largest rocket on Monday (Nov. 18). But if … Read More
A meteorite discovered in a drawer at a university in 1931 harbors evidence of liquid water on Mars 742 million years ago, new research suggests. The Lafayette meteorite is a … Read More
Calling all “Ice Age” lovers: The frozen remains of a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed cat have been studied for the first time in history, according to a study published Thursday in the … Read More
Summary: New research uncovers how mitophagy, the cellular recycling of damaged mitochondria, changes dynamically in the aging mammalian brain. In memory-related cells, mitophagy rises in midlife but declines sharply in … Read More
Imagine a time when Earth was ruled by colossal flightless birds, towering up to 10 feet (3.05 m) tall, equipped with razor-sharp hooked beaks and formidable speed. These were the … Read More
A pocket gopher is seen in its home on a meadow in the Butte Camp area on the southern side of Mount St. Helens in southwest Washington state. Gophers were … Read More
