Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...

Researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia and Curtin University have found that rising atmospheric carbon dioxide is leaving a measurable trace in human blood, and the shift may be ...

It's the first time a celestial body's orbit around the sun was deliberately changed. The asteroid that NASA's Dart ...

New research shows a NASA asteroid-deflecting mission altered the path of a pair of space rocks.

Finding Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars and identifying signs of life such as oxygen or water is a major goal in ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Fed up with a lack of action on climate change, some students are researching dimming the sun despite the pushback from other scientists.

Just a few days in simulated microgravity can subtly change the way women’s blood clots, sparking bigger questions about health monitoring protocols for astronauts who can spend six months or more in ...

Presswood is a Ph.D. student at the University of Nevada, Reno. Here he discusses what brought him to Nevada, his work in snow hydrology, and his plans for the future.

Every winter, thousands of tourists travel to high-latitude regions like Scandinavia, Canada, and Alaska hoping to see the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. Vincent Ledvina, an aurora guide and Ph.D ...