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A team of scientists from the SETI Institute and the University of California at Davis documented, for the first time, ...
Introduction Radio interferometry is a technique in radio astronomy where signals from two or more radio telescopes are ...
One of humanity’s most profound questions is whether life exists beyond Earth — and if so, what forms it might take. For ...
SETI is a generic acronym that stands for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Scientists doing SETI experiments are looking for proof – not merely of life elsewhere – but of intelligent ...
Dr. Simon J. George has long been interested in how and why biological organisms use metals to do many of the key chemical reactions that allow life to happen. Metals, such as iron, nickel, molybdenum ...
A big challenge during a hurricane or other disaster is keeping lines of communication open when the power goes out. In this episode, the second in our series tied to the 20th anniversary of hurricane ...
As a planetary volcanologist, I study how life-essential elements like carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur drive magmatic processes that help form atmospheres, maintain climate, and create chemical ...
Dr. Eduardo Bendek has more than 20 years of experience in astronomical instrumentation for ground- and space-based telescopes, with expertise in high-precision astrometry and high-contrast imaging ...
In the twenty years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, powerful hurricanes such as Sandy, Irma, Maria and Helene have caused immense property destruction and led to thousands of deaths ...