On August 4, 2020, a devastating explosion rocked the port area around Beirut, Lebanon. After

Exquisitely Preserved Fossils Show What the Ancestral Brains of Arthropods Looked Like 500 Million Years Ago
Rare fossils preserving the brains of creatures living more than half a billion years

"Treasure Trove" of New Coral Species Discovered Along the Great Barrier Reef
Scientists discovered dozens of new coral species on a recent voyage along the length of

NASA to Attempt First Controlled Flight of Ingenuity Helicopter on Mars As Soon As Monday
A livestream will begin at 3:15 a.m. PDT that morning as the helicopter team prepares

New Method Developed to Create "Food Inks" for 3D Printing Fresh Vegetables
Singapore researchers develop new method for 'printing' fresh vegetables, leading to tastier, more nutritious food

Major Milestone: NASA Perseverance Mars Rover To Acquire First Sample
The six-wheeler's science campaign has laid the groundwork for the mission's next major milestone.

Genetic Factor Discovery Enables Adult Skin to Regenerate Like a Newborn Baby's
A newly identified genetic factor allows adult skin to repair itself like the skin of

Scientists Find Strange Black "Superionic Ice" That Could Exist Deep Inside Other Planets
Using the Advanced Photon Source, scientists have recreated the structure of ice formed at the

COVID-19 Patients Often Infected With Other Respiratory Viruses
A preliminary analysis from the Stanford School of Medicine finds that people infected with the

NASA's Hubble Telescope Captures Close-up Portrait of Jupiter
As Jupiter made its nearest approach to Earth in a year, a distance of 415

Mystery That Baffled Darwin Solved: Clever Strategy Some Flowers Use to Ensure Effective Pollination by Bees
Some flowers use a clever strategy to ensure effective pollination by bees, doling out pollen

Maintaining Efficient Solar Panels: New Imaging System Reveals Defects Even in Bright Sunlight
New approach could streamline inspection and keep solar panels operating efficiently.

Electric Vehicles Are Driven Less Often Than Policymakers Think - 1/2 As Much as Conventional Cars
As the Biden administration pledges to move the country toward electric vehicles (EVs), and states

Modern Simulations Could Improve MRIs to More Efficiently Find Disease
Gadolinium-based contrast agents, the gold standard in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to determine the health of a patient,

NASA's Webb Space Telescope to Explore Forming Planetary Systems
What was our Solar System like as it was forming billions of years ago? Over

Hydrothermal Fluid From Piccard Vents Leads to Discovery That Transforms Understanding of Hydrogen Depletion at the Seafloor
Scientists analyzing hydrothermal fluid from Piccard vents at Mid-Cayman Rise find non-biological processes deplete hydrogen

Energy Industry Game-Changer: Using Rust and Organic Waste to Produce Hydrogen Fuel
Scientists identify a new and efficient way of producing hydrogen from organic waste solution using

Narwhal Spiraled Tusks Reveal Toxic Mercury Exposure Related to Climate Change
Like rings in a tree trunk, a narwhal's tusk provides a window into changing conditions

Geomagnetic Storm: Solar Eruption Arrives at Earth
A mass of solar material that erupted from the Sun on October 9, 2021, reached