Diamantino Sforza - Gentleman Farmer of Prince George's County
Diamantino Sforza is a gentleman farmer in the Italian tradition, competing with his 85-year-old father for the first tomato, the first cucumber and the first pepper of the season. His father's fami ... more
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Watching Alloys Change from Liquid to Solid Could Lead to Better Metals
If you put a camera in the ice machine and watched water turn into ice, the process would look simple. But the mechanism behind liquids turning to solids is actually quite complex, and understanding ... more
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'Just staggering': UN says households waste 1 bn meals a day
Neolithic Mariners: Unveiling the Mediterranean's Oldest Boats
Greece to buy seven Canadian water bombers for wildfires
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'Bright Spot' on Ceres Has Dimmer Companion
Dwarf planet Ceres continues to puzzle scientists as NASA's Dawn spacecraft gets closer to being captured into orbit around the object. The latest images from Dawn, taken nearly 29,000 miles (46,000 ... more
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See Me: DARPA Seeks Tiny Satellites to Map Terrain for US Troops
An American defense contractor is developing small satellites capable of quickly providing US ground troops with images of their surroundings. In December, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Age ... more
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Dark Energy Camera catches breathtaking glimpse of comet Lovejoy
On December 27, 2014, while scanning the southern sky as part of the Dark Energy Survey, researchers snapped the above shot of comet Lovejoy.
The image above was captured using the 570-megapix ... more
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Curiosity confirms methane in Mars' atmosphere
The tunable laser spectrometer in the SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars) instrument of the Curiosity robot has unequivocally detected an episodic increase in the concentration of methane in Mars' atmosph ... more
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Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome Construction Reaches Home Stretch
The Vostochny cosmodrome construction in Russia's Far East has reached a home stretch, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Friday.
"Vostochny reaches home stretch. Mainly, becaus ... more
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