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Scientists grow plants in lunar soil
Scientists were able to grow plants in lunar soil. They weren't quite as robust as those grown in earthly soil. But it's a key step for future space missions.
May 22, 2022
Fire season in US Southwest is early and intense
The 2022 fire season started early and is intense. Using prescribed burns and thinning can help reduce how quickly and far a wildfire spreads.
May 11, 2022
Water scarcity ahead for 80% of croplands, but farming methods can help
With a possible water scarcity looming, scientists say farmers can use different techniques to conserve rainwater in soil and crops.
May 8, 2022
Below Antarctic ice, a giant groundwater system
Scientists just announced hundreds of interconnected liquid lakes and rivers below Antarctic ice, with implications for climate change.
May 5, 2022
Two new giant dinosaur species solve a mystery
Two new species of dinosaur - the largest predators in their ecosystems - solve the mystery as to why herbivore populations didn't expand unchecked.
May 3, 2022
Tornado Alley is shifting toward Dixie
Tornado outbreaks are more frequent and intense, and the activity has shifted from being centralized in Tornado Alley toward the Southeast.
April 6, 2022
How did cockroaches survive dino-killing asteroid?
Cockroaches survive in adverse conditions for many reasons. When the dinosaur-killing asteroid wiped out most of life on Earth, cockroaches persevered.
March 31, 2022
NASA confirms 5000 exoplanets in cosmic milestone
NASA/JPL announced on March 21, 2022, that the count of confirmed planets beyond our solar stands just over 5000 exoplanets, a 30-year journey of discovery.
March 22, 2022
Ukrainian Ironbelly: A photographer’s tribute
Astrophotographer J-P Metsavainio dedicated this image of the Flying Dragon Nebula - which he has redubbed the Ukrainian Ironbelly - to the people of Ukraine.
March 10, 2022
Europa Clipper spacecraft in assembly phase
The science instruments and hardware for the Europa Clipper spacecraft are coming together in the final phase before a launch to Jupiter’s moon Europa in 2024.
March 6, 2022
