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Climate change: Small islands to face a freshwater scarcityCurrent global climate models fail to take into consideration the evaporation taking place on small islands, says a new study, overestimating the amount of freshwater likely to be available to their populations in the coming decades.
Newly discovered microbes expand tree of life, say scientistsA new study could add more than 1,000 previously unrecorded organisms and possibly lead to identifying new relationships among Earth's living things.
First LookEngineering feat from 75 million miles aways gets Kepler back in actionAfter slipping into emergency mode last week, NASA's Kepler spacecraft is ready to continue its hunt for Earth 2.0.
President Obama congratulates SpaceX on rocket landingPresident Barack Obama hailed SpaceX's successful landing of a rocket stage on a drone ship on Friday.
SpaceX Dragon cargo ship delivers inflatable habitat to space stationA SpaceX Dragon cargo ship delivered supplies to the International Space Station on Sunday, including a prototype inflatable space habitat.
Can NASA save its planet-hunting Kepler telescope?NASA's Kepler space observatory, which has detected more than 1,000 planets outside our solar system, entered 'emergency mode' on Thursday, and NASA scientists are scrambling to diagnose the problem.
- Elon Musk: SpaceX rocket landing 'another step toward the stars'
SpaceX has achieved another milestone with the successful touchdown of a reusable rocket stage on a floating drone barge.
Giant spider: Another mysterious geographic feature on PlutoA spider-shaped feature can be seen stretching across the surface of dwarf planet Pluto.
Why SpaceX 's rocket stage landing is such a huge dealWith a successful landing of a rocket stage on a drone barge on windy seas, Elon Musk's SpaceX has pulled ahead in the modern-day space race.
NASA's Kepler telescope enters 'emergency mode.' Can it be saved?Kepler, the exoplanet hunter, has sent signals to NASA that it is in emergency mode. NASA scientists are hurrying to find creative ways to fix the telescope as they have successfully done before.
First LookIsaac Newton: handwritten recipe reveals fascination with alchemyThe recipe for 'sophick mercury' – a key element in creating the mythic philosopher's stone to turn lead into gold – will now be available online.
If there is a planet beyond Neptune, what is it like?A new computer model may show more hypothetical specifics about the proposed Planet Nine. The specifics include estimates on size, temperature, and brightness.
Global warming is changing our planet's axis, say scientistsEarth's rotational axis has long exhibited regular wobbles, but over the past 15 years something extraordinary has been happening. Scientists think they understand why.
Philosopher's Stone: Isaac Newton's alchemy recipe comes to lightA newly discovered manuscript reveals a handwritten recipe for one of the proposed key ingredients of the Philosopher's Stone. The manuscript shines light on the father of physics's link to alchemy.
Global warming: Why clouds may be less helpful than models forecastThe ability of clouds to reflect ever greater quantities of solar radiation as global temperatures rise, helping to dampen the effects of global warming, may be less pronounced than scientists thought, according to new research.
- In-depth conversation can reduce anti-transgender prejudice, researchers say
On average the people who had experiences that made them relate to being treated differently held more positive views toward transgender people. About 1 in 10 voters' attitudes toward transgender people changed, the study found.
- Ribose, a basic ingredient for life, can arise in comets, say scientists
An experiment mimicking our early solar system reveals that the complex sugar ribose, the 'R' in 'RNA,' can form in the icy grains of comets.
Researchers find no trace of Neanderthal Y-chromosomes in modern humansA new study finds no evidence of Neanderthal genes in Y-chromosomes around today, although modern humans did inherit other Neanderthal DNA. What happened?
First LookScientists describe spiders that ensnare prey with lightning fast jawsFor the first time in the world of spiders, scientists have identified a family that has evolved the ability to snap their jaws shut faster than any muscles could allow.
First LookScott Kelly to chronicle groundbreaking space station mission in new bookAmerican astronaut Scott Kelly, who recently returned from a yearlong mission aboard the International Space Station, is to release a book in the fall describing his experiences and looking to the future of space travel.
