NASA chooses SpaceX to take humans back to Moon

New blast at St. Vincent volcano; cruise ship helps evacuees

'Godzilla' shark discovered in New Mexico gets formal name

SpaceX's next crew arrives in Florida for Earth Day launch

Tarantula's ubiquity traced back to the cretaceous

On the pulse of pulsars and polar light

Simulations reveal how dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain binds to host, succumbs to antibodies

Unconventional takes on pandemics and nuclear defense could protect humanity from catastrophic failure

Scientists may detect signs of extraterrestrial life in the next 5 to 10 years

The future of particle accelerators is here

New analysis finds Spotted Owls harmed by post-fire logging, not fire

NASA has selected SpaceX’s Starship as the lander to take astronauts to the moon

The Trojan-Horse mechanism: How networks reduce gender segregation

Coronavirus News Roundup: April 10--April 16

Researchers develop microscopic theory of polymer gel

Study shows past COVID-19 infection doesn't fully protect young people against reinfection

Bottom trawling harms the ocean—and the climate

How to save beaches and coastlines from climate change disasters

Scores of tule elk died at Point Reyes seashore in 2020. Are their days numbered?

A new super-Earth detected orbiting a red dwarf star

Hidden magma pools pose eruption risks that we can't yet detect

Differences in national food security best explained by household income, not agriculture

Corporations agree to transparency on climate lobbying

Fruit flies give researchers new insights into the 'highway of the nerve cells'

Scientists call for climate projections as part of more robust biodiversity conservation

Natural gas leading source of EU's power emissions

Fast radio bursts shown to include lower frequency radio waves than previously detected

Oldest piece of writing ever found in Israel identified on ancient shard of pottery

Designed proteins assemble antibodies into modular nanocages

Fast radio bursts shown to include lower frequency radio waves than previously detected

You're not imagining it: 3 ways COVID-19 has been extra hard on American parents

Quality and quantity of enrichments influence well-being of aquaculture fishes

87 Neanderthal footprints found on an ancient Iberian shoreline

Taking a systems-thinking approach to anti-Black racism

Wearable sensors that detect gas leaks

Alpine plants are losing their white 'protective coat'

Press reporting on nuclear waste disposal: National models of watchdog journalism?

Leonardo da Vinci definitely did not sculpt the Flora bust

Generation of super-resolved optical needle and multifocal array using graphene oxide metalenses

Taking action to achieve Net Zero in the agriculture sector

International paleontology team discovers tiny cat-sized stegosaur

Researchers surprised to find microplastics in Florida Keys lagoons

New research framework proposes equitable approach to preventing gun violence

Assistant principals have much to offer in advancing equity and improving schools, research finds

Stability, security at risk for half of children in shared or doubled-up households, research finds

New book explores how to be a happier, healthier dog owner

Egg and sperm cell size evolved from competition

Experiments cast doubts on the existence of quantum spin liquids

Long-term consequences of carbon dioxide emissions

Study sheds light on stellar origin of iron nuclide

Scientists report remarkable enhancement of α-particle clustering in uranium isotopes

A rich marine algal ecosystem existed 600 million years earlier than previously thought

Scientists create mechanism to precisely control soundwaves in metamaterials

A new drought monitoring approach

Earth scientists call for prevention and warning systems for Himalayan flooding events

The Fast Lane for COVID Testing Has Opened Up in the U.S.

Heart health of shift workers linked to body clock

Scientists are on a path to sequencing 1 million human genomes and use big data to unlock genetic secrets

Sniffing out the most effective training method for detection animals

Laos jars are slowly revealing their secrets

Travel reveals the mind: Investigating primate cousins in the wild via observations of their travel paths

Video: Mapping the radio sky

National Park Nature Walks, Episode 5: A Northwoods Voyage

Switzerland consumes 87 million tons of material each year

L.A.'s legacy of oil drilling impacts lung function in residents living near active and inactive wells

Do more privately owned firearms lead to more firearm violence?

Examining the impact of Earth's most devastating mass-extinction event on invertebrates

A path toward clean drinking water for all Californians

Scientists reject restrictive heat flux models using directly driven gold spheres

Increased hybrid working and redefining the way professional firms do business post-pandemic

Streams and rivers emit more carbon dioxide at night than day

Kids aren't racist, are they? Code of silence at schools stunts long-term racial literacy

NASA-built instrument will help to spot greenhouse gas super-emitters

The United States is at risk of an armed anti-police insurgency, researcher says

NASA rocket to survey the solar system's windshield

Research finds a potential new 'silver bullet' nanoparticle to treat brain cancer

Surprise twist suggests stars grow competitively

New nanoscale device for spin technology

New tech builds ultralow-loss integrated photonic circuits

Oxygen migration enables ferroelectricity on nanoscale

Microorganisms on the Rio Grande Rise are a basis for life and a possible origin of metals

Insurers Struggle to Forecast Near-Term Risks in a Shifting Climate

These Endangered Birds Are Forgetting Their Songs

Coping Strategies of Ocean Castaways Hold Lessons for the COVID Pandemic

Geoffrey Hinton has a hunch about what’s next for AI

Communication researcher shows free will is key to combat online extremism

SpaceX, NASA give 'go' for astronaut launch, 3rd for Dragon

NASA spacecraft leaves mess after grabbing asteroid samples