Science

Figuring out which bacteria or other nutrients your gut needs may one day be as simple as running detailed computer simulations.From pills to yogurts to sodas, probiotics are being repackaged and marketed to us more and more, with the...

Since the 1970s, planetary geologists have known that volcanic features cover large swaths of Mars. Early Mariner 9 images revealed massive shield volcanoes and lava plains on a scale unlike anything on Earth. Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in...

Nestled in the Mojave Desert, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, pushes the boundaries of flight to advance the agency’s aeronautics mission. This is where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier and engineers are now pioneering the...

Some kids struggle with math. Now, scientists have pinpointed some of the specific thinking processes and brain regions that might explain why math is a little harder for some than others.When given simple math problems, kids with math learning...

With a simple motion, a jack-in-the-box-like spring designed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory showed the potential of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, to cut costs and complexity for futuristic space antennas. Called JPL Additive Compliant Canister (JACC),...

By Chris Burns, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rVQHFPZfJkFor over 50 years, the Landsat program has provided the longest continuous satellite record of Earth's land surface from space. Landsat 9, launched in 2021, is the latest mission in this remarkable legacy...

Mosquitoes have been biting people for more than a million years and probably much longer.An analysis of 38 modern mosquitoes’ DNA suggests an ancestral mosquito species developed a preference for feeding on early humans between 2.9 and 1.6 million...

Finding out what gut microbes a person carries may not be as easy as many companies advertise.Seven direct-to-consumer microbiome testing companies each got three identical fecal samples but returned different results about which gut microbes were present, researchers report...

On Thursday, NASA announced Joel Montalbano will serve as the acting associate administrator for the Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD) at NASA Headquarters in Washington, and Dana Hutcherson will serve as the acting program manager of the Commercial Crew Program.  SOMD’s programs and activities...

In industrial plants around the world, tiny bubbles cause big problems. Bubbles clog filters, disrupt chemical reactions,...