Water is weird. When ice cubes float at the top of a drink, they’re defying the norm. Solids are generally denser than liquids, so they sink. But because of its hydrogen bonds, water produces unusual and complex behaviors.
Studying water…
Category: 7. Science
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SETI Institute Invites Applications for the 2026 Mino Postdoctoral Fellowship
November 20, 2025, Mountain View, CA — The SETI Institute is pleased to open the call for applications for the 2026 Mino Postdoctoral Fellowship. This research program offers an exceptional opportunity for talented early-career…
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AI helps build the most detailed Milky Way simulation ever, mapping 100 billion stars
The most detailed supercomputer simulation ever of our Milky Way galaxy has been created by combining machine learning with numerical models. By running 100 times faster than the next most detailed models, the program gives astronomers the…
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NASA Fuels Discovery from Earth to Sky: One Crayon at a Time
A collaboration between the NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative (NESEC) and Earth to Sky (ETS) – an exciting, growing partnership between NASA, the National Park Service, and other federal, state, and local organizations – is…
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Blocking a single protein forces cancer cells to self-destruct
Researchers at NYU Langone Health have identified how a specific form of cell death linked to the buildup of highly reactive molecules can slow the growth of lung tumors.
This type of cell death, known as ferroptosis, originally evolved as a way…
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Comet 3I/ATLAS gallery: See NASA’s long-awaited images of interstellar visitor
NASA has released a treasure trove of comet 3I/ATLAS images, giving us some of the closest views yet of the interstellar visitor.
The U.S. government shutdown, which ran from Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, delayed the release of the highly anticipated…
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Corrections to A.9 User-Centered Applications with Large Earth Foundation Models
A.9 User-Centered Applications with Large Earth Foundation Models (EA FM) supports development of decision-support tools based on Prithvi-Earth Observation (EO) and Prithvi-Weather and Climate (WxC), large Earth foundation models developed…
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NASA, Aerospace Corporation Study Sharpens Focus on Ammonia Emissions
The pungent gas contributes to fine airborne particulate pollution, which endangers human health when inhaled and absorbed in the bloodstream.
A recent study led by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and…
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Scientists put moss on the outside of the International Space Station for 9 months — then kept it growing back on Earth
Moss spores have survived a prolonged trip to space, scientists reveal. The spores spent nine months on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) before returning to our planet, and over 80% of the spores were still able to reproduce…
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