Diana Lutz

Quasar Blasts Through ‘Fog’ to Show Distant Galaxy

A "spectacular" outburst from a distant quasar in April of this year gave astronomers the opportunity to measure the ...

Science December 22, 2015
Surprising ‘Hot Zone’ Detected Under Antarctica

Data recovered from seismometers in Antarctica are giving scientists the first detailed look at the Earth beneath the ...

Environment December 15, 2015
Get Ready for New Horizons’s Flyby of Pluto

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will fly through the Pluto system on July 14 at an angle of 46 ...

Science June 26, 2015
Will NASA Mission Find a Salty Ocean on Europa?

Scientists believe Jupiter’s moon Europa may have a global ocean beneath an outer shell of ice—an ocean that ...

Science June 17, 2015
Life on the Dunes Needs Wind-Blown Sand

Beginning in the 1880s, coastal dunes in the United States were planted with European beachgrass in an attempt ...

Environment April 29, 2015
Giant Tortoises Have a Sweet Tooth for Invasive Plants

Invasive plants and animals are almost universally lambasted for what they do to ecosystems, but giant tortoises in ...

Science April 8, 2015
Common Metal Addles Honey Bee Brains

At levels considered safe for human food, a common industrial pollutant called manganese can knock honey bees off ...

Environment March 26, 2015

Quasar Blasts Through ‘Fog’ to Show Distant Galaxy