Research on sea lampreys offers insights into vertebrate evolution by highlighting similarities in stem cell gene networks with jawed vertebrates and explaining differences in jaw formation. Courtesy: T. Lawrence, Great…
The mystery of life on Earth may be deeper than we thought. Scientists have discovered that metal nodules on the ocean floor produce oxygen in complete darkness without any help…
Microscope image of a dark Bennu particle, about a millimeter long, with a crust of bright phosphate. On the right is a smaller fragment that broke off. Credit: From Lauretta…
SpaceX's plan to launch its monstrous two-stage Starship-Super Heavy tandem from NASA's Kennedy Space Center has drawn the attention and concern of two competing space companies, who are warning federal…
A little over a decade ago, a robotic rover on Mars finally discovered an answer to a pressing question. It is now clear that the red planet does have organic…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin prepares for the first launch of its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral this year, the company has taken time to…
6 Over the past few months, Blue Origin has been busy advancing many of its projects as target dates approached. New Glenn continues to move closer to launch, facilities are…
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The parachute failed to fully inflate on Blue Origin New Shepard's final suborbital flight because a line controlling its expansion did not cut as planned.…
Metabolism is the "beating heart of the cell." New research from ELSI traces the history of metabolism from the early Earth to the modern day (left to right). The compound…
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