MIT and Cambridge University scientists developed this tissue scaffold that could help repair knees and other joints. The top section, indicated by the green arrow, stimulates bone growth, while the lower half, marked by the orange arrow, stimulates cartilage growth.…

Left: Angelos Vourlidas, SECCHI Project Scientist, talks about coronal mass ejections- explosions of the suns atmosphere that propagate in space in the form of a cloud, and how the STEREO satellites are helping scientists reconstruct a three-dimensional view of their…

PASADENA, Calif. -- NASAs Kepler mission has taken its first images of the star-rich sky where it will soon begin hunting for planets like Earth. The new first light images show the missions target patch of sky, a vast starry…

Measuring Snowfall with Solar Panels. Using the device pictured right, government scientists are measuring snowfall in remote areas with a bucket, a small windmill, and the sun -- all the while saving money, energy, and ultimately helping to save lives.…

University of Arizona Scientist Thomas Swetnam testifed before the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in 2007. He told the House subcommittee that more place-based scientists are needed in the nations public lands to work with agency…

Volunteers across the nation are being recruited to get outdoors and help track the effects of climate on seasonal changes in plant and animal behavior. The USA-National Phenology Network (USA-NPN), a consortium of government, academic and citizen-scientists, is launching a…

Ares I-X Forward Skirt Extension Separation Test - A full-scale separation test of the forward skirt extension for the Ares I-X flight test at its facility in Promontory, Utah on January 29, 2009. (Image credit: NASA/ATK) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --…

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Lip reading is a critical means of communication for many deaf people, but it has a drawback: Certain consonants (for example, p and b) can be nearly impossible to distinguish by sight alone. Tactile devices, which translate sound waves…

--Plasma thruster is small, runs on inexpensive gases CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Satellites orbiting the Earth must occasionally be nudged to stay on the correct path. MIT scientists are developing a new rocket that could make this and other spacecraft maneuvers much less…

WASHINGTON -- NASA is asking the public to help name the International Space Station's next module - a control tower for robotics in space and the world's ultimate observation deck. Eight refrigerator-sized racks in the Node 3 module will provide…

Gamma-rays flares from SGR J1550-5418 may arise when the magnetars surface suddenly cracks, releasing energy stored within its powerful magnetic field. Photo Credit:NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab WASHINGTON -- Astronomers using NASAs Swift satellite and Fermi Gamma-ray Space…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a review of space shuttle Discoverys readiness for flight, NASA managers decided Tuesday to plan a launch no earlier than Feb. 19. The new planning date is pending additional analysis and particle impact testing associated…