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Michigan health officials say the state's cyclosporiasis outbreak has grown to more than 1,500 cases. As of July 10, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has received 1,562 reports since June 22. Health officials...

1 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)Back to ECF HomeAdvanced Diagnostics for High-Enthalpy Test Facilities Simulating Spacecraft Atmospheric EntryDamiano BaccarellaUniversity of Tennessee, KnoxvilleApplication of Resonance Enhanced Multi-Photon Ionization Diagnostics to the Characterization of Arcjet Flows​Ciprian DumitracheColorado...

The Zooniverse, a NASA grantee that runs the world’s largest platform for online people-powered research, has reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 billion classifications contributed by volunteers around the world. This milestone is a celebration of everyone who has marked...

A new study led by MIT researchers could drive the development of more energy-efficient digital displays —...

Terrestrial planets experience landslides in spades, and so do some moons, asteroids and comets. But — until now — they’ve never been definitively spotted on Pluto, even though the icy world has all the ingredients necessary for their formation....

NASA flight photographers capture history from a perspective few ever experience, getting a rare bird’s-eye view of the agency’s missions in action. Their photos document key NASA research and give the public a front-row seat to the work happening...

Soviet scientists in the 1930s knew what could happen if they bucked the party line: denunciation, firing and banishment from the scientific establishment, even imprisonment and death. Political reprisals against those who opposed the views of dictator Joseph Stalin...

Global warming-fuelled heat and drought is already hitting yields of maize, wheat and soybeans to the tune of $20 billion...

From the path of totality and the spectacular Baily's beads to why this eclipse will be especially beautiful at sunset, discover what makes the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse so special.Featuring ESA Reserve Astronaut Sara García Alonso and...