A simple blood test can detect colorectal cancer early, study findsMarch 14, 2024 4:00 AMBy Allison Aubrey At a time when colorectal cancer is rising, researchers say a blood test can detect 83 percent of people with the disease. If the FDA approves it the test would be another screening tool for early detection.
Where will you be for the April 8 total solar eclipse? There's still time to grab a spotMarch 10, 2024 8:33 AMBy The Associated PressThe eclipse first hits Mexico’s Pacific coast, cuts diagonally across the U.S. from Texas to Maine and exits in eastern Canada.
Play3min 43secFor April's eclipse, going from 'meh' to 'OMG' might mean just driving across townMarch 8, 2024 6:44 AMBy Nell Greenfieldboyce Lots of urban areas will be either in or adjacent to the path of totality for the eclipse on April 8. Experts advise getting into this path, as even a 99% partial eclipse is nothing like a total one.
Scientists take a step closer to resurrecting the woolly mammothMarch 6, 2024 10:57 AMBy Rob Stein Scientists at a biotech company say they have created a key stem cell for Asian elephants that could help save the endangered species and become a steppingstone for bringing back the woolly mammoth.
Play3min 58secNASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is talking nonsense. Its friends on Earth are worriedMarch 6, 2024 4:51 AMBy Nell Greenfieldboyce Voyager 1 has been traveling through space since 1977, and some scientists hoped it could keep sending back science data for 50 years. But a serious glitch has put that milestone in jeopardy.
Liftoff! Four people are on their way to the space station on NASA's Crew-8 missionMarch 3, 2024 10:02 PMBy Russell Lewis Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut will spend about six months on the International Space Station - conducting experiments and research. They'll relieve four people of the Crew-7 mission.
This diet swap can cut your carbon footprint and boost longevityMarch 3, 2024 6:00 AMBy Allison Aubrey A new study finds swapping half of your typical red meat intake for plant protein, reduces your diet-related carbon footprint by 25 percent and may also your boost lifespan.
Play7min 02secHow genetically modified pigs could end the shortage of organs for transplantsFebruary 29, 2024 6:40 AMBy Rob Stein Scientists are optimistic that gene-edited animals could provide a new source of organs for transplantation. Pig organs modified to minimize rejection are now being tested in humans.
A child's dream to 'drive' a space shuttle propels him toward a historic NASA missionFebruary 27, 2024 4:00 AMBy Scott Neuman Navy Capt. Victor Glover, who spent nearly six months aboard the International Space Station, will be among four astronauts to venture back to the moon for the first time since 1972.
Odysseus moon lander will cease working after sideways landingFebruary 27, 2024 1:12 AMBy The Associated PressIntuitive Machines, the company that built and flew the spacecraft, said it will continue to collect data until sunlight no longer shines on the solar panels, expected to happen Tuesday morning.