Science Archives

Japan OKs Plan to Release Fukushima Nuclear Plant Wastewater

Japan’s nuclear regulator approved plans by the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant to...

Scientists Grow Plants in Lunar Dirt, Next Stop Moon

For the first time, scientists have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by...

Your Dog’s Personality May Have Little to Do with Its Breed

Research confirms what dog lovers know — every pup is truly an individual.

Apollo 16 Moonwalker Reflects on Mission’s 50th Anniversary

Charlie Duke is part of a tiny fraternity that’s getting even smaller: People who walked...

NASA Moon Rocket Faces More Flight Delays As Repairs Mount

The flight debut of NASA’s mega moon rocket faces additional delays following a string of...

Pandas Devour Ice Cake to Celebrate 50 Years at National Zoo

The “cake” was made from frozen fruit juice, sweet potatoes, carrots and sugar cane and...

Fuel Leak Thwarts NASA’s Dress Rehearsal for Moon Rocket

NASA's latest attempt to fuel its huge moon rocket for a countdown test was thwarted...

SpaceX Launches 3 Visitors to Space Station for $55M Each

NASA joins Russia in hosting guests at the world’s most expensive tourist destination.

Key Particle Weighs in a Bit Heavy, Confounding Physicists

The grand explanation physicists use to describe how the universe works may have some major...

Darwin Notebooks Missing for 20 Years Returned to Cambridge

Two of naturalist Charles Darwin’s notebooks that were reported stolen from Cambridge University's library have...

US Astronaut Ends Record-Long Spaceflight in Russian Capsule

NASA astronaut caught a Russian ride back to Earth after a U.S. record 355 days...

Scientists Figure out How Vampire Bats Got a Taste for Blood

Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on...