The giant American elm tree known as Herbie that was cut down two weeks ago in Maine is drawing the attention of scientists. And they're not just interested in figuring out his age.
President Barack Obama is essentially grounding plans to return astronauts to the moon and instead is sending NASA in new directions with roughly $6 billion more.
NASA will study Haiti's earthquake faults with a series of overflights by a jet equipped with a special airborne radar system.
NASA's Mars rover Spirit will rove no more.
Investigators say a contractor and possibly an Arizona Game and Fish Department employee acted criminally in the death of what was believed to be the last living wild jaguar in Arizona.
The allegation is in a federal report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.
Wildlife officials from the United States and Canada plan to encourage conservation groups to buy key parcels of grizzly bear habitat in order to gauge how climate change is affecting them.
NASA is still shooting for a shuttle launch next month, despite bad hoses for a new room at the space station.
California scientists hope studying 180 black mussels pried from algae-covered rocks in San Francisco Bay will provide clues into how many drugs and chemicals are polluting waters across the nation.
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