Terraforming Mars may be more realistic than scientists once thought
Terraforming is the process of reshaping a planet or moon so it can support humans and other Earth-like…
Scientists build a tiny quantum engine that turns heat into work
Car engines turn heat into motion through a repeating cycle of heating, cooling, expansion, and compression. Physicists have…
Baby Bison Nova: Born in Joy, Lost Within Days at South Park
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Honey bees’ sense of smell changes from larval to adult life stages, study finds
Honey bee larvae lack the sophisticated olfactory capabilities of adult honey bees, a new study finds. Scientists point…
Ottawa boosts support for Venezuelans still reeling from earthquakes
Open this photo in gallery: Carolina Munoz prays Wednesday as she searches for the body of her son,…
NASA’s Psyche Mission Delivers Mars Flyby Data, Time-lapse Video
Peppered by Mars neutrons The gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer, which will help scientists determine the chemical elements that…
Anatoli Bugorski survived a proton beam to the head
On June 3, 1978, Soviet physicist Anatoli Bugorski was checking malfunctioning equipment on the U-70 synchrotron — the…
Elephants can send messages through the ground vibrations
Elephants can hear something humans can’t: conversations traveling through the ground beneath their feet. Along with trumpets and…
Scientists are Teaching Shrimp to Eat in Microgravity for Future Moon Bases
As far as we know, food doesn’t exist naturally in space. We have to bring it with us…
Mexico earthquake shakes Guatemala and El Salvador
A powerful earthquake in southern Mexico shook nearby countries Guatemala and El Salvador on Friday, with the US…
X-Ray Eyes Reveal the Magnetic Secrets of the Lighthouse Pulsar’s Cosmic Wake
Occasionally, when a massive star dies in a supernova, it can leave behind a dense, rapidly spinning core…
What’s It Like to Travel Near the Speed of Light? Part 3: The Limited View
(This is Part 3 of a series on what it’s like to travel near the speed of light.…