Plants do not just laze about, soaking up rays. They shift around, hunt, eat, attack--and defend themselves
Professional astronomers and amateurs tapped their creativity to capture the first annular eclipse visible in the U.S. since 1994
An exhibition of inventions, artwork and artifacts explores our relationship with water and how the world might cope with future scarcity of this invaluable resource
Climate changed had been blamed for the rapid disappearance of the Chacaltaya glacier in the Bolivian Andes. Researchers are now focusing their attention on particles that stick to ice, making it melt faster.
On June 5 and 6, astronomers across the world will get a fleeting glimpse of Venus as it passes directly between Earth and the Sun. This 'Transit of Venus' won't occur again until the year 2117.
Phineas Gage (1823–1860) was a railroad foreman who had an entire brain lobe destroyed by an iron rod penetrating his skull. He's now helping scientists understand how white matter engages with the rest of the brain to affect behavior.
Microscopic Olympicene Goes for the Gold
It's a Water-Full World
Primordial Flower Power: Amber-Preserved Ancient Insects Carried Pollen
Shuttle Unplugged: Endeavour Powered-Up for Last Time
On the Origin of a Martian Valley, NASA Scientists Go with the Flow
Current Relations: Simulation Reveals Motion of the "Perpetual Ocean"
NASA's High-Flying SOFIA Observatory Peers into a Starburst Galaxy
MESSENGER Spacecraft Resolves Some Mercury Mysteries, and Creates New Ones
Motion Pictured: How an Earthquake Warps a Landscape
Dozens and Dozens: NASA's Kepler Spies Packs of New Exoplanets
3-D Microscopy Casts Blood Vessel's Structure in New Light
Ahem! These Cells Help Clear Your Lungs
In for the Long Hull: It Will Take Weeks to Drain the Costa Concordia's Fuel
Lives in Ruins: A New Diagnosis for Diseased Ancient Bones
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