NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is nearing a location on Mars at which its driving…
Month: February 2015
Studying microscopic phytoplankton: Prototype ready for the open ocean
Its name refers to one of the biggest animals in the sea, but ORCA, the…
Plain packaging reduces ‘cigarette-seeking’ response by almost ten percent
Plain tobacco packaging may reduce the likelihood of smokers seeking to obtain cigarettes by almost…
Coral reef symbiosis: Paying rent with sugar and fat
Scientists have revealed how coral-dwelling microalgae harvest nutrients from the surrounding seawater and shuttle them…
DNA ‘cage’ could improve nanopore technology
Researchers have designed a tiny cage that can trap a single strand of DNA after…
Smoking thins vital part of brain
A major study shows new evidence that long-term smoking could cause thinning of the brain’s…
Eruptions evicted: Anti-geyser testing completed for Space Launch System liquid oxygen tank
Goodbye, geysers! NASA engineers have successfully finished anti-geyser testing for the liquid oxygen tank that…
How conditions of spaceflight affect living organisms: New research headed to space station
New research will be heading to the International Space Station to help NASA understand how…
NASA’s LRO discovers lunar hydrogen more abundant on moon’s pole-facing slopes
The recent discovery of hydrogen-bearing molecules, possibly including water, on the moon has explorers excited…
Scientist to gather greenhouse gas emissions from melting permafrost
A NASA scientist who has developed a novel suitcase-size instrument to measure column carbon dioxide…