Roughly 12,550 miles above Earth, a constellation of U.S. global positioning satellites orbits the planet. GPS satellites also carry a sophisticated system designed to detect above ground nuclear detonations anytime, anywhere.
The Global…
USC Stem Cell scientists have created the most advanced lab-grown kidney structures to date, combining key components into ‘assembloids’ that mature and function like real kidneys. A breakthrough opens new possibilities for modelling…
Newswise — UPTON, N.Y. — Plutonium has captured the attention of scientists since its discovery in the early 1940s. This enigmatic element has an important role to play in emerging energy technologies like nuclear…
Primates originated in cold environments, not the tropics. Their past adaptations reveal insights for conservation today.
Many people picture our…
As of 2:19 p.m. EST today, it is officially autumn in the Northern Hemisphere….
Despite being one of the most familiar substances on Earth, water holds many secrets that scientists are still working to understand. When confined to extremely small spaces — such as within certain proteins, minerals, or artificial…
Historically, genomics and forensic science have progressed along distinct trajectories. Genomics, driven by large-scale initiatives like the Human Genome Project, focused on genotyping or sequencing genomes to study genetic variation, disease…
NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater on Mars on 18 February 2021, and since then has been scouring the region, learning more about what the ancient planet might have been like.
Scientists now know the Red Planet was warmer and…
