Smart spacesuits and solar surfing may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but they are just two of the technology concepts NASA has selected for further research as part of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program.
articles
New Method May Transport Medicine Better Through the Body
At some point every person is likely to experience an inflammatory condition somewhere in the body.
How Will Tropical Mammals React to Rising Temperatures?
How wildlife will react to climate change is an open question, but one of the first studies to compare the responses of tropical mammals to warmer habitats suggests the answer won’t be as simple as “move to a cooler place.”
Driving a Wedge into Historic Gaps of Climate Science
Evidence of historic marine life present in Alaskan permafrost is helping scientists reconstruct ancient changes in the ice cover over the Arctic Ocean.
Warm Autumn Winds Could Strain Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the earth’s coldest continent, making it particularly vulnerable to a changing global climate.
Falling Levels of Air Pollution Drove Decline in California’s Tule Fog
The Central Valley’s heavy wintertime tule fog – known for snarling traffic and closing schools — has been on the decline over the past 30 years, and falling levels of air pollution are the cause, says a new study by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley.