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SCIENCE May 12, 2021

Perseverance Mars rover's robotic arm starts conducting science

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is using its robotic arm to search for signs of ancient microbial life. 

US May 7, 2021

Giant sequoia tree found still smoking from 2020 California wildfire

A giant sequoia has been found smoldering and smoking in a part of Sequoia National Park that burned in one of California’s huge wildfires last year, the National Park Service said Wednesday.

SCIENCE May 6, 2021

Endangered condors trash home of California mom

A California woman's home has reportedly been invaded by a flock of endangered California condors.

SCIENCE May 6, 2021

2021 Brood X cicadas: Here's where the insects are emerging

A brood of trillions of periodical cicadas is poised to emerge in states across the country this month.

SCIENCE May 5, 2021

Trillions of cicadas about to emerge across US

Within days, a couple weeks at most, the cicadas of Brood X (the X is the Roman numeral for 10) will emerge after 17 years underground.

SCIENCE May 1, 2021

NASA astronauts grow leafy greens for longest stint on ISS

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Mission Commander Michael Hopkins and project scientists at Florida's Kennedy Space Center have grown leafy greens aboard the International Space Station for 64 days, the longest duration to date. 

Virginia April 28, 2021

Virginia DOE contradicts itself in attempt to walk back equity-focused math framework

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is attempting to walk back its equity-focuses math program in a way that conflicts with previous statements it has made and materials it has promoted on acceleration.

Virginia April 22, 2021

Virginia moving to eliminate all accelerated math courses before 11th grade as part of equity-focused plan

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is moving to eliminate all accelerated math options prior to 11th grade, effectively keeping higher-achieving students from advancing as they usually would in the school system.

SCIENCE April 20, 2021

Ingenuity has flown on Mars; what's next in NASA's Perseverance mission?

Now that NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has completed its first test flight on the red planet, members of the agency's Southern California-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory will prepare for the next stages of their mission.

SCIENCE April 20, 2021

Fossil site may prove tyrannosaurs lived in packs

Ferocious tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators as long envisioned, but more like social carnivores such as wolves, new research unveiled Monday found.

SCIENCE April 15, 2021

NASA, international astronomers announce unprecedented data on famous supermassive black hole M87

New data released by a team of hundreds of international scientists offers a more comprehensive understanding of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87 and the system it powers.