In the heart there are two different subtypes of beta-adrenergic receptors—beta1 and beta2—which are activated by the stress...
Humans can do lots of things that plants can't do. But plants have one major advantage over humans: They can make energy directly...
The integrated operations team of NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) and prime launch processing contractor…
NEO Surveyor has moved into the "preliminary design" phase.
Space debris was on the agenda at the G-7 Leaders' Summit in Cornwall, U.K.
This incredible photo shows just how fast the Earth whips underneath the International Space Station.
Prof. Emily Levesque’s course “Great Heroes and Discoveries of Astronomy” — part of The Great Courses, a popular online learning...
Researchers at MIT have developed a kirigami-style stent that can provide localized drug delivery through needle-like projections that pop out when the stent is extended. The...
After a decade of work, a biologist has shown that a horizontal offshoot of the thale cress plant is a body part all its own:...
Combustion engines can develop high frequency oscillations, leading to structural damage to and unsafe operating conditions....