NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman Attends Ravens vs. Saints Game
NASA astronaut and commander of the agency’s Artemis II mission, Reid Wiseman, a Baltimore native, takes a selfie with fans at an NFL game between
Category: Science
How Virus-like ‘Jumping Genes’ Became Our Partners in Evolution
You might imagine that the DNA in your cells has a simple history. Even though it’s been recombined in every generation through sex and gained
Spaceflight may harm the reproductive system of astronauts’ kids and grandkids, early mouse study suggests
Lab mice who spend time in space seem to bear offspring with reduced reproductive capacity, a new study suggests. But what that might mean for
Scientists made a paper battery you can swallow to power internal medical devices
Scientists built a swallowable paper battery that can power medical devices inside the body and then gradually break down after its job is done. So
One of the longest-running meteor showers of the year has begun: How to get the best views of the Southern Taurids
One of the longest-running meteor showers of the year began on Sunday (Sept. 20), as the Southern Taurids start sending occasional “shooting stars” — and
MRIs show brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s years in advance
A thickening cortex, as shown in MRIs, preceded amyloid-beta accumulation, a known hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, by up to seven years.
Funeral mask: A 2,000-year-old gold face covering designed to confuse the deceased’s spirit so it didn’t torment the living
A prehistoric gold funeral mask from Java. (Image credit: Yale University Art Museum (CC0 1.0 Universal)) QUICK FACTS Name: Funeral mask What it is: A
The devastating Nepal floods highlighted the danger of glaciers. Here’s where the next disaster may occur.
The massive Nepal-Tibet flood on Aug. 26 showed just how devastating glacier-related disasters can be. As of Sept. 16, the event killed at least 1,400
Webb Opens Treasure Chest
This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and billowing
‘Nothing short of a minor miracle’: ‘Rusty treasure’ found in the Danube is full of 2,000-year-old iron bars that could equip an entire army with weapons
More than two millennia ago, a ship carrying a wealth of iron sank in the Danube River in what is now Austria. Archaeologists have identified
‘We are on our way to groundbreaking science’: Stars turn neon-green in first test image from NASA’s Roman telescope — Space photo of the week
Roman’s first test image shows hundreds of stars as green rings of light. After a few more months of tuning, it will capture images as
Trash-Picking Seagulls Poop Hundreds of Tons of Nutrients
At least 1.4 million seagulls feed at landfills across North America, which aside from the nuisance it might pose, is also a threat to the
Human Activity has Polluted European Air for 2000 Years, Study Finds
A new study combining European ice core data and historical records of the infamous Black Death pandemic of 1349-1353 shows metal mining and smelting have
Did the Vikings really shoot fiery arrows at funeral boats?
In movies and TV shows, it’s a popular motif: A dead Viking is placed on a boat, and it drifts slowly out to sea; from