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- NASA's Parker Solar Probe: a mission six decades in the making
Named for pioneering physicist Eugene Parker and scheduled to launch next summer, the probe will plunge into the sun's corona in hopes of revealing clues about one of our solar system's most enduring mysteries.
- How Trump's budget could affect basic research
The White House's 2018 budget proposal includes deep cuts to research and development that could aggravate what many see as an ongoing crisis in the country's research apparatus.
- First LookProbe spots massive cyclones at the poles of Jupiter
The nature and scale of the storms are causing scientists to rethink what they thought they knew about the gas giant.
- First LookProbe spots massive cyclones at the poles of Jupiter
The nature and scale of the storms are causing scientists to rethink what they thought they knew about the gas giant.
- First LookUnusual test rocket successfully launches from New Zealand, but doesn't make orbit
Rocket Lab is the company behind the launch. The Electron rocket is smaller and lighter than most rockets, and boasts an electric engine.
- What vampire bats can teach us about cooperation
New research reveals that vampire bats with wide social networks tend to better cope with the loss of a close relative.
- First LookHow did whales get so big?
Millions of years ago, whales went from merely big to massive. Now, a group of researchers think they know how these gentle giants got so gigantic.
- First LookCritical repairs completed on International Space Station
A relay box had to be replaced by astronaut Peggy Whitson after it abruptly failed.
- First LookCritical repairs completed on International Space Station
A relay box had to be replaced by astronaut Peggy Whitson after it abruptly failed.
- Even babies agree roses are red, psychologists say
Newborns can distinguish between five colors, suggesting that these categories spring from the mechanisms of vision, rather than language, researchers say.
- Do humans come with a built-in sense of obligation to one another?
A study finds that children as young as three and a half years old display an understanding of shared commitments, adding to a growing body of evidence that humans are a uniquely cooperative species.
- Can Native research codes avoid culture clash?
The San people of southern Africa seek to encourage mutually beneficial collaborations with scientists with an official code of research ethics. Can lessons from past conflicts help bypass future battles?
- Will your next home be built by robots?
Researchers hope to extend the manufacturing revolution to construction, but the building industry is proving set in its ways.
- Study finds link between being easily grossed out, shunning immigrants
Politicians and pundits are adept at leveraging disgust responsiveness to sway people to support their policies, but researchers say careful thought can counter irrational aversion.
- What’s the best way to adapt to climate change?
Decision makers need to be armed with solid data to take on this fluid and complex problem
- SpaceX launches classified spy satellite for US Department of Defense
Marking the first time the commercial space company has sent this kind of payload into orbit, SpaceX breaks a 10-year monopoly on US military satellite launches formerly held by Lockheed-Martin and Boeing.
- To colonize space, start closer to Earth
Space X's Martian ambitions are making people think seriously about colonizing space. But the Red Planet may not be the best place to start the first space settlement.
- The final chapter: Cassini probe completes first daring dive between Saturn and its rings
The dive into the 1,500-mile gap is the first of 22 plunges set to be taken by the spacecraft before it burns up in Saturn's atmosphere.
- You can finally find out who Fido is related to with a new 'family tree' for dog breeds
The new project catalogues 161 dog breeds based on similarities and differences in their genetic makeup.
- Could these mysterious mastodon bones rewrite the history of the Americas?
Researchers say they've found evidence that some species of human lived in the Americas about 130,000 years ago – nearly 10 times earlier than commonly thought. Is the evidence compelling enough to rewrite the prehistory books?