NASA opens exhibit on 50th anniversary of Apollo 1 fire
NASA opened an exhibit Friday honoring the astronauts in the Apollo 1 fire—50 years to the day they died.
NASA opened an exhibit Friday honoring the astronauts in the Apollo 1 fire—50 years to the day they died.
Space Exploration
Jan 27, 2017
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Extremely rare footage of a tuatara hatching has been filmed at Victoria University of Wellington. Last to hatch, the egg was one of 23 being incubated in captivity this year as part of a joint initiative that helped to save ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 4, 2014
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The Italian astronaut who nearly drowned in his helmet during a spacewalk last month is sharing more details about the terrifying experience, revealing how he felt all alone and frantically tried to come up with a plan to ...
Space Exploration
Aug 20, 2013
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The invasive kudzu bug has the potential to be a major agricultural pest, causing significant damage to economically important soybean crops. Conventional wisdom has held that the insect pests will be limited to areas in ...
Ecology
Apr 15, 2013
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Some species of birds reproduce not by rearing their own young, but by handing that task on to adults of other species. Known as brood parasitism, this habit has been most thoroughly researched in the cuckoo. Previous research ...
Ecology
Apr 8, 2013
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Seven Komodo dragons have hatched under a breeding programme at an Indonesian zoo, an official said, a success story that raises hope for the endangered lizard.
Plants & Animals
Mar 20, 2013
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Bad weather is delaying the return of three astronauts from the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2013
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The biota of island archipelagos is of considerable interest to biologists. These isolated areas often act as 'evolutionary laboratories', spawning biological diversity rapidly and permitting many mechanisms to be observed ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2012
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In the war between parasite and host, the parasitic wasp, Aphidius ervi, and the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, are locked in a battle for survival. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Biology ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2012
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(AP) -- Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station are taking a spacewalk.
Space Exploration
Feb 16, 2012
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