Using resources available on the Moon and Mars to build structures and habitats could reduce how much material future explorers need to bring from Earth, significantly reducing launch mass and cost.

CBS stations in Pittsburgh, Dallas and Chicago conducted an experiment to find out the amount of bacteria and mold, if any, living on and in our beloved single-serve coffee Keurig machines. Their ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Blob, formally known as Physarum polycephalum, is a type of ...

If you ever needed another reason to keep your hands washed, the results of a recent science experiment conducted at an Idaho elementary school should have you covered. In November, around the start ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - A group of five students will get to watch their college project launched into orbit so astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) can carry out the ...

In the ruins of Chernobyl’s shattered reactors, something unexpected has taken root. Thick black mats of mold are thriving ...

Learn more about this mold’s ability to withstand high levels of radiation and how it could prove useful to astronauts ...