Margaret Hamilton designed safety features for NASA inspired in part by her four-year-old
Gemstones on Mars—why the Red Planet could be harboring rubies, opals, and more
NASA’s Mars rovers have found traces of minerals akin to those that make up precious gems on Earth. But their appearance and abundance on Mars is likely very different, experts say
Is the U.S. in a new era of political violence? Experts say it’s complicated
Researchers who study political violence say that the U.S. is in a period of more intense political rhetoric, but there have been far darker periods in the nation’s history
Sucker fish are hiding in manta rays’ ‘butthole,’ new study reveals
The practice of “cloacal diving” could help remoras hide from predators—it could also be a feeding strategy or help the fish hitchhike
Strange crystals found inside wreckage from the first nuclear bomb test
The Trinity bomb test left behind a unique form of matter, and now, scientists have discovered a new chemical structure inside it
See the National Park Service’s newest canine rangers
Sled dogs have worked alongside humans for thousands of years. In the harsh Alaskan winter they remain the best option for traversing the snowy landscape
Tanking is ruining NBA basketball. Can math save it?
Several teams appeared to spend the second half of the U.S. professional basketball season losing games on purpose for a better chance at a high draft pick. New ideas propose to fix this incentive problem
Inside NASA’s ‘very ambitious’ moon base plan
NASA’s moon exploration plans call for nearly 80 launches, nearly 75 landers, 10 moon buggies and one nuclear reactor
Protein-boosted foods are everywhere now, but do we actually need more protein?
Extra protein can be found in everything now, from potato chips to Pop-Tarts. Does this benefit the average eater?
This sulfurous hell world might change the way we classify exoplanets
An oddity among exoplanets, L 98-59 d is (so far) in a class all its own, but astronomers expect powerful new telescopes will eventually reveal more like it