NASA Awards 2026 Innovative Technology Concepts
A collage of artist concepts highlighting the novel approaches proposed by the 2026 NIAC awardees. Credit: NASA The…
Ten simple and proven ways to reduce your exposure to pollutants in your home
Modern life exposes us to a wide range of substances. While most exposures occur at low levels, researchers…
NASA Awards 2026 Innovative Technology Concepts
The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has created 18 new awards to support visionary ideas to improve…
Perpendicular switching of polarization in layered ferroelectrics
Lines, M. E. & Glass, A. M. Principles and Applications of Ferroelectrics and Related Materials (Oxford Univ. Press,…
Breathtaking Underwater Moment as Massive Whale Shark Glides Over Scuba Diver
This breathtaking footage captures the incredible moment a scuba diver comes face-to-face with a massive whale shark in…
Breakthrough: Muscle Cell Growth Mystery Unveiled
Biophysicists unraveled a mystery of how muscles form at the molecular level and how they maintain their function.…
In 2001, scientists released beetles to fight an invasive tree. Years later, an endangered bird had lost 94% of its habitat along one western river | World News
The breeding grounds of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher stretch across thousands of kilometres of rivers and streams in…
Radio Astronomy is Getting a Big Boost from the VLA’s New Sky Survey
The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) is an array of 28 25-meter radio dishes in New…
Researchers break light symmetry with simple materials
Light typically interacts with a material the same way whether it enters through the front or the back…
Rare snails thought to be extinct settle into new home on Norfolk Island
It is an ultra-rare species of snail that was thought to be extinct for decades and gives birth…
Laser-heated electrons can reshape metals in a billionth of a second
A strong laser can heat a metal’s electrons long before its atoms have time to warm.During that brief…
ISO, GHG Protocol to Launch a Single Unified Carbon Accounting Standard
Standards-setting organizations the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) announced on Wednesday that they…