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Terabytes of Government Data Copied
Kerry Grens | Mar 8, 2017 | 3 min read
The latest stats on volunteers’ efforts in recent months to preserve environmental information generated by federal science agencies
60,000-Year-Old Life Found in Crystals in Mexican Cave
Bob Grant | Feb 21, 2017 | 2 min read
NASA researchers have discovered ancient microbes locked inside minerals, suggesting a possible niche for interstellar life.
NSF Calls for Harassment Prevention
Tracy Vence | Jan 27, 2016 | 1 min read
The National Science Foundation reiterates its commitment “to eradicate gender-based discrimination in science” with a statement geared toward the institutions it funds.
Marks of Martians?
Molly Sharlach | Dec 18, 2014 | 2 min read
NASA’s Curiosity rover finds chemical signatures that point to the possibility of life on Mars.
Earth’s “Cousin” Found
Bob Grant | Apr 21, 2014 | 2 min read
Researchers pinpoint a distant planet that may be the right size and temperature to support liquid water and life.
Summoned From the Depths
Anna Azvolinsky | Mar 1, 2014 | 8 min read
Geobiologist Roger Summons analyzes organic material in rocks found deep inside Earth, looking for evidence of how life originated and evolved on our planet—and possibly on Mars.
 
Hospitable Lake Found on Mars
Kerry Grens | Dec 10, 2013 | 2 min read
The possibility of Martian life gets a boost from evidence of an ancient freshwater lake.
Astrogerm
Bob Grant | Nov 11, 2013 | 1 min read
Researchers find a new bacterial species lurking in clean rooms used to assemble spacecraft at NASA and the European Space Agency.
Government Revises Financial Disclosure Rules
Edyta Zielinska | Apr 18, 2013 | 1 min read
Researchers welcome a new ruling saying that financial holdings will no longer need to be published in an online database.
What Obama’s Budget Means for Science
Kate Yandell | Apr 12, 2013 | 2 min read
The President’s 2014 budget includes a windfall for the NSF and cuts to the CDC.
Science on Ice
Cristina Luiggi | Jan 2, 2013 | 1 min read
Meet the research team that uncovered an algal bloom churning in freezing Arctic waters.
Water Ice Detected on Mercury
Bob Grant | Nov 30, 2012 | 1 min read
NASA scientists have confirmed that water persists as pockets of ice on the surface of the planet closest to our Sun.
NASA Scientists Keep Curiosity Finding Secret
Bob Grant | Nov 27, 2012 | 1 min read
The Mars rover has reportedly made a major discovery, but the world won’t know what it is until next week at the earliest.
The Martian Tempest
Beth Marie Mole | Nov 26, 2012 | 2 min read
NASA scientists are closely watching a dust storm on Mars that threatens to go global and interfere with rovers on the planet’s surface.
No Arsenic-Based Life
Hayley Dunning | Jul 9, 2012 | 1 min read
Two new studies conclusively prove "arsenic-based" bacteria hailed by NASA researchers as a new form of life needs phosphate after all.
Space Rocks
Cristina Luiggi | Jun 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Orbiting ultrasound machines are being used to diagnose and treat astronauts' kidney stones.
The Satellite Shortage
Cristina Luiggi | May 4, 2012 | 2 min read
Aging satellites and NASA funding cuts threaten to put a serious dent in scientists’ ability to observe Earth’s processes from above.
Obama Seeks Science Stimulus
Hannah Waters | Feb 14, 2012 | 2 min read
President Obama released his proposed 2013 budget request, featuring a 1 percent increase in research spending overall.
Protecting Government Whistleblowers
Edyta Zielinska | Aug 24, 2011 | 1 min read
New draft policies for safeguarding government research from political influence—and protecting those who bring such misconduct to light—could be improved, according to advocacy groups.
Arsenic-based life debate continues
Jessica P. Johnson | Jun 2, 2011 | 3 min read
More than a dozen researchers voice their concerns about a 2010 paper that claims bacteria can use arsenic in place of phosphorus in its DNA and other biomolecules, such as proteins.
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