There, in a desolate corner of the Somuncurá Plateau in the Argentine province of Río Negro—where the word “inhospitable” seems to have been invented—Gerardo Rodríguez, a veterinarian, spotted a horse calmly grazing amid the rugged landscape. Seeing any horse in such an isolated, arid region was already unusual, but thisContinue Reading
IEEE Fellow Henry Samueli, cofounder of Broadcom, is the 2025 IEEE Medal of Honor Laureate. He is being recognized for his “pioneering research and commercialization of broadband communication and networking technologies, and promotion of STEM education.” The news was announced on 20 February in New York City at a dedicatedContinue Reading
For more than 70 years, thousands of common wall lizards, known as Lazarus lizards, from Europe have made Cincinnati their home. Even through record-low temperatures and snowfall, they’ve managed to survive—and multiply. But how did these Mediterranean reptiles gain such a foothold in a Midwestern city? It all started withContinue Reading
A sunrise on the moon photographed by the Blue Ghost lunar lander on March 3. Credit: Firefly Aerospace On March 2, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost made history, becoming the first commercial lunar lander to successfully touchdown on the moon’s surface. The groundbreaking lander is wasting no time in getting toContinue Reading
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of a supernova remnant called the Veil Nebula. ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Sankrit As it nears 35 consecutive years of space service, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken another look at a famous supernova remnant. The Veil Nebula is roughly 2,400 light-years awayContinue Reading
A big shift in federal regulations for bumpers started with the 1973 model year. Image: Jeff Greenberg / Getty Images If you’ve ever driven a bumper car at an amusement park, you’ve probably noticed its eponymous feature: the bumper. Designed to absorb impact, the rubber bumpers protect recreational bumper carContinue Reading
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency faces a legal challenge after approving a controversial plan to include radioactive waste in a road project late last year. The Center for Biological Diversity filed the challenge on February 19Continue Reading
Numerous gram-negative bacterial pathogens employ the type III secretion system (T3SS), a multiprotein injectisome, to deliver virulence proteins into host cells and cause diseases. We uncover erucamide as a previously unknown phytoalexin of both dicots …Read MoreContinue Reading
In the search for extraterrestrial life, planets take all the glory. We yearn to see worlds that mirror our own. The idea that Earth-like planets are out there, potentially playing host to thriving forms of alien life, is attractive. But in this search for a foil of our own rockyContinue Reading
Highlights from the Science family of journals…Read MoreContinue Reading
Skip to content