Beer waste helps lab-grown meat taste meatier
Brewing beer relies on a very simple living thing–brewer’s yeast. The microorganisms thrive on mashed grains, converting sugars into both alcohol and carbon dioxide along the way. But there’s not…
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Dissected Greenland shark eyeballs could help humans see forever
The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) is well-known for its impressive lifespan. Marine biologists believe the world’s longest-living vertebrate often reaches over 400 years old, and possibly lives even longer. But…
Idaho once dropped 76 beavers from airplanes—on purpose
Beavers might rival even the most hardworking corporate employee in productivity and hustle, but they’re not quite cut out for business travel—especially the airborne kind. Nevertheless, in 1948, 76 industrious…
Amazon dropped Lasko space heater prices by up to 35% during this limited winter sale
If one room in your home always feels like the cold room at Coscto, a space heater is a quick way to get comfortable without cranking the thermostat for the…
Diving Into Human Spaceflight Safety with NASA Johnson’s Craig Shannon
Growing up in Houston, Craig Shannon was always inspired by NASA and the spirit of exploration the agency represents. Yet it was a passion for scuba diving that unexpectedly led…
Reaching the Precipice in Angola
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NASA’s IXPE Measures White Dwarf Star for First Time
This artist’s concept depicts a smaller white dwarf star pulling material from a larger star, right, into an accretion disk. Earlier this year, scientists used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization…
NASA Selects Tech Proposals to Advance Search-for-Life Mission
Credit: NASA NASA announced Monday the selection of industry proposals to advance technologies for the agency’s Habitable Worlds Observatory concept – the first mission that would directly image Earth-like planets…
What’s Up: January 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Jupiter beams bright, Saturn and the Moon cozy up, and the Beehive Cluster appears Jupiter is at its biggest and brightest all year, the Moon and Saturn pair up, and…
NASA Hubble Helps Detect ‘Wake’ of Betelgeuse’s Elusive Companion Star
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