Category: 7. Science

For decades, NASA and its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California have relied on some of the driest, most rugged places on Earth to simulate the extreme environments on Mars. California’s Mojave Desert, including Death Valley…

Researchers have used AI as a ‘creative architect’ to design muscle-inspired proteins that are stronger and more thermally stable than their natural counterparts. The approach could enable the design of superstable synthetic proteins that can…

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Billy Henry helps bring the stars within reach in his role as the host of StarDate, which airs on public radio stations across the country.

He sat down with Texas Standard during our broadcast from the McDonald Observatory to talk about what…

Chris Mooney is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a CNN Climate contributor. He is currently a professor of practice in the Environmental Institute at the University of Virginia.

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As Earth’s population continues to grow and strain environmental resources, researchers are increasingly examining how humans might one day build settlements beyond Earth. Not many construction materials can withstand extreme…

I’ve been fortunate enough to witness the aurora on several occasions over the years, and each sighting leaves an impression that never quite fades. There’s something about watching the sky transform from gentle curtains of light into…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space.

Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles (269…