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- Meet the 11-year-old inventor working to improve lead water testing
Spurred by the water crisis in Flint, Mich., Gitanjali Rao invented a device that makes testing for lead at home easier.
- How bats learn to 'talk'
Research shows that bats are capable of vocal learning, a trait once thought unique to humans.
- Difference MakerThe man and fellow retirees behind a science lab for students in rural India
Many rural students in India are behind in science. So Sharad Godse and other volunteers have visited more than 2,600 schools to make science concepts fun and comprehensible for high-schoolers.
- Is the dinosaur family tree becoming a dinosaur?
The division of dinosaurs into two groups, a taxonomy that dates back to the Victorian era, is looking increasingly shaky to some paleontologists in light of a wealth of new fossil discoveries.
- First LookScientists discover secret chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid
Using cosmic-ray imaging, scientists discovered a large void in Khufu's Pyramid. Technological advances are allowing scientists to get a better picture of how these architectural wonders were built.
- 'Weinstein effect'? Exploring the link between power and predatory behavior.
Research shows that feeling powerful can incline some people toward impulsive, selfish behavior, findings that may explain the alleged behavior of Harvey Weinstein and others accused of sexually predatory behavior.
- Neutron star collision heralds arrival of a new era of astronomy
News of a collision between a pair of neutron stars some 130 million light years away has arrived via two completely different messengers – electromagnetic waves and gravitational waves – revealing clues to some long-standing mysteries of the universe.
- First LookAs an asteroid approaches, NASA carries out a cosmic fire drill
NASA is using the approach of a small asteroid to test the International Asteroid Warning Network. The test, involving scientists all around the world, has proven successful and could be used could be used to track any asteroids on a collision course with planet Earth.
- Buzzworthy space rocks: Asteroid hunters prep for near miss
A 65-foot-wide asteroid is set to zip past Earth on Thursday. It won't hit us, but its proximity underscores the significance of the work Earth's planetary defenders do every day to scan the skies for approaching space rocks.
- How a new era of astronomy will ride on gravitational waves
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics went to a trio of physicists who detected subtle ripples in space-time, ushering in an entirely new way of observing cosmic events.
- First LookSpaceX designs smaller rocket in continued effort to put humans on Mars
To keep his deadline of humans on Mars by 2024, Elon Musk has announced a sleeker rocket design. NASA, Blue Origin, and Lockheed Martin are also part of the growing effort to colonize the red planet in the next decade.
- First LookSpaceX designs smaller rocket in continued effort to put humans on Mars
To keep his deadline of humans on Mars by 2024, Elon Musk has announced a sleeker rocket design. NASA, Blue Origin, and Lockheed Martin are also part of the growing effort to colonize the red planet in the next decade.
- First LookMars simulation ends after eight months of isolation
Six astronauts have emerged after living more than half a year isolated in a Mars simulation laboratory at the base of the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii. The data will help NASA select the best candidates for the planned mission to Mars in 2030.
- First LookMars simulation ends after eight months of isolation
Six astronauts have emerged after living more than half a year isolated in a Mars simulation laboratory at the base of the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii. The data will help NASA select the best candidates for the planned mission to Mars in 2030.
- How the Cassini mission led a 'paradigm shift' in search for alien life
In 13 years at Saturn, NASA's Cassini spacecraft collected a lot of data that broadened the hunt for extra terrestrial life in our own solar system.
- Cover StoryRinging success: How Cassini brought Saturn's swirling mysteries into focus
Cassini embarked on an auspicious quest to increase our knowledge of enigmatic Saturn. Today, 13 years later, the craft is about to end its mission as one of the most successful planetary probes in the history of space exploration.
- 3 science books compelling enough to speak to all readers
Bob Berman's 'Zapped,' Max Tegmark's 'Life 3.0,' and Richard Dawkins's 'Science in the Soul' succeed in turning science books into good summer reads.
- FocusMeritocracy and the history of the science of biological differences
From the 'Google manifesto' to white-nationalist rallies, some scholars are concerned that fringe ideas of inherent superiority and inferiority may be making a comeback.
- Everyone's eclipse: America comes together in the moon's shadow
Americans rarely come together to share a single event anymore, and when they do political divisions often take center stage. But on Monday, millions of Americans set aside their differences to share in the wonder of a celestial event.
- How the Great American Eclipse will bring solar science to Earth
The Aug. 21 eclipse promises Americans a rare window into our nearest star.