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How stars can limit life in the universe For the past few decades, scientists have been looking at planets outside of our solar system to see if they could host life. Now, scientists have discovered another factor for habitability: radiation from the planet’s central star.

October 1, 2020 by Paulina Umansky Read More

Learning about space exploration motivates students to pursue science Implementing a program called Ad Astra Academy with students in disadvantaged communities in Rio de Janeiro resulted in increased passion and inspiration for science.

September 29, 2020 by Elisabeth Lee Read More

For a Cooler Climate, Just Add Ice Should scientists attempt to slow climate change by intentionally increasing the size of the Greenland Ice Sheet to reflect sunlight away from the planet?

March 15, 2018 by Sciworthy Staff Read More

Managing Mars: Who Has a Right To It’s Resources? Two scientists propose a method of divvying up Martian resources based on the concept of “Cooperative Sovereignty”

December 22, 2017 by Gina Misra Read More

What Protects Exoplanets from Damaging Solar Flares? Simulating different models to understand which factors affect an exoplanet’s ability to sustain life during high-energy stellar events.

November 14, 2017 by Alexander Adranly Read More

The Genetic Origins of the Water Bear, Earth’s Most Resilient Organism What are the genetic mechanisms that allow tardigrades to survive such extreme conditions?

August 17, 2017 by Mohit Nalavadi Read More

Choosing a Weapon Against Antibiotic Resistance Just Got Easier A new screening method makes it easier for researchers and clinicians to identify pairs of antibiotics that work better together than alone in curing antibiotic resistant infections.

July 17, 2017 by Gina Misra Read More

New Study Elaborates on What Aquarium Owners Already Know Aquarium owners know that the right bacteria are critical for a healthy fish tank. But which bacteria are the right ones?

June 21, 2017 by Gina Misra Read More

Pollution from Traffic Can Cause DNA Damage in Children Researchers compared the length of telomeres over the course of a year to see if they shortened with exposure to pollution.

June 19, 2017 by Mohit Nalavadi Read More

What Could Have Created the Ancient Martian Rivers? Researchers created a new model for climate cycling on early Mars, aiming to explain the soil patterns that have been observed on the planet.

May 29, 2017 by Sciworthy Staff Read More

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