Research, Space & Discovery
A book sits atop a table. Although it's closed, its title, "Encyclopedia of Human Tissue," promises untold secrets. Perhaps with this book, you can learn about different cell types and what they look ...
NASA announced today (Aug. 14) that it will hold a two-day aerospace expo this November — an event whose name should draw a chuckle from "Simpsons" fans.
Epic Faces FTC Scrutiny: When “Interoperability” Still Has a Gatekeeper
NASA is asking U.S.-based collegiate teams to submit bold, original concepts to the 2027 edition of a student challenge focused on aerospace innovation that could help the agency envision a future on ...
A booming market for mummified remains poses health risksThe postThe Real “Mummy’s Curse” Lurks Onlineappeared first onNautilus.
High-risk MDS stem cells may have a dangerous weakness hidden inside their own metabolism: an “energy addiction” that researchers may be able to exploit to selectively attack the cells driving the can...
Decades of climate change have not left Europe's mountain vegetation unscathed. However, the changes observed do not always match expectations. As a new international study by a research team led by r...
"We're not just studying astronomical objects anymore; we're using them to test the laws of nature."
FDA Found Problems at 96% of Inspected Drug Compounders—but the Headline Needs Context
A genetically engineered bacterium can rapidly break down one of Earth's most abundant minerals, opening a promising new pathway for simultaneously removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and reco...
“Whoever controls space will control the Earth.”
Firefighters raced to save a 1,000-year-old monastery in northeastern Spain on Friday as a growing wildfire prompted the hasty removal of the bones of medieval monarchs buried there.
Basic biology courses teach that cells contain organelles—such as the nucleus, mitochondria and Golgi apparatus—set apart by lipid membranes to get things done. Recent cell biology research has reveal...
When one mentions "waves," we immediately think of a perturbation that propagates. This applies to waves on the shore, sound waves in the air or electromagnetic waves that we use to transmit informati...
Epithelial cells are the tiny shields that line and protect our bodies. In a developing embryo, epithelial cells grow, divide and move into positions to form the outer layers of our skin and the surfa...
For centuries, scholars have read ancient documents describing the production of brass in 10th-century A.D. China. The problem was that the earliest physical evidence of brass production would be foun...
Over 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres) of protected tropical forest—an area double the size of Wales—have been lost to wildfires since 2001.
Cards Against Humanity isn't done with its scorched-Earth campaign against SpaceX and Elon Musk, and is planning to erect an "Elon Musk is a Sad Little B----- with No Friends" monument near SpaceX's S...
New genetic analyses of ancient human skeletons from western Remote Oceania are shedding light on the complex history of settlement in this vast Pacific region over the past 3,000 years. With island n...
For astronauts in space, constipation is a well-known problem. But why this happens has long been unclear. Now, a new study from the University of Copenhagen in collaboration with NASA provides an ide...