Insects are known to rely on microbial protection during immobile developmental stages, such as eggs. But despite the susceptibility of pupae to antagonistic challenges, the role of microbes in ensuring defense during an insect's metamorphosis remained an ope…

Nature Catalysis - Cyclopropanol warhead biosynthesis

After an extended stay at “Wildcat Ridge,” the Perseverance team is preparing to head southwest to another sedimentary outcrop on the Jezero Crater delta called Enchanted Lake.

In a recent study published in Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, a team of researchers from the University of Texas at Arlington, Valdosta State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory estimated how many moons…

Astronomers at Western Sydney University have discovered one of the biggest black hole jets in the sky.

US astronaut Bob Hines, who snapped the amazing images, tweeted: 'SPECTACULAR aurora today!!! Thankful for the recent solar activity resulting in these wonderful sights!'

Proposals would study exploding stars, clusters of galaxies, and other cosmic phenomena.

/PRNewswire/ -- NASA will provide coverage of prelaunch, launch, and postlaunch activities for Artemis I, the first integrated test of NASA's Orion spacecraft,...

Being in an environment such as a simulated Martian landscape in the Arctic magnifies what would normally be small problems.

Thanks to recent intense solar storms, aurora borealis have been traveling further than it normally does. It’s been seen as far as New York and even some parts of the UK. It looks spectacular from the Earth, but what does it look like from space? ISS astronau…

The Zombie fungus infiltrates the insect's mind.

Woodpeckers taste sweet things, but wrynecks -- unusual woodpeckers that specialize on ants -- lost the ability to taste sugars.

Join Goddard photographers as they share what its like to capture images of the PACE mission spacecraft build.

Many mammals have a sweet tooth, but birds lost their sweet receptor during evolution. Although hummingbirds and songbirds independently repurposed their savory receptor to sense sugars, how other birds taste sweet is unclear. Now, an international team lead …

Researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have made progress in the preparation of mixture-based quarter-wave plate laser beam splitter (PLBS) coatings to improve the performance of the coating. Th…

Using synthetic genetic circuits, researchers have modified the root structures of plants, which could make crops more resilient to climate change.

When it comes to reducing stress levels, simple techniques like mindfulness + exercise go a long way, especially when paired with the latest in wearable wellness technology.

Metallic glass is an important advanced alloy, holding promise for broad engineering applications. It appears as a solid form in many aspects, with beautiful metal appearance, exceeding elasticity, high strength, and a densely packed atomic structure.

Future missions like Roman, HabEx, and LUVOIR will directly image exoplanets in reflected light.

The ionization of PAH, by ultraviolet UV photons from massive stars is expected to account for a large fraction of the heating of neutral gas in galaxies.

A MAJOR new study has found that prehistoric Britons used rare rock crystals to mark burial sites 6,000 years ago.

This walking shark can survive without oxygen for up to two hours. As the climate changes, it could adapt even further.

Wherever you look in the fossil record you stumble upon problems for the Darwinian story and evidence that is better explained by intelligent design.

A new image produced by the James Webb Space Telescope reveals new details of Stephan's Quintet, the very first compact galaxy group ever discovered.