The SpaceX CEO has shared an image of a cherry red Telsa Roadster that will be on board in the cargo area on the top of the rocket. SpaceX is revving up for the first ever launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket this week, and Elon Musk has given a hint at what will be …

According to new research, some mutational DNA bases are able to avoid detection by the body’s natural defense systems and incorporate themselves into the human genome. The DNA base pair formed by guanine and thymine, a mutational mismatch, are able to shape-shift so they blend in with the rest of the DNA ladder, or helix. …

The Earth has a fierce molten core that generates a magnetic field capable of defending our planet against devastating solar winds. The protective field extends thousands of miles into space and its magnetism affects everything from global communication to power grids. But this magnetic field, so important to life on Earth, has weakened by 15 …

The first Neolithic farmers and pastoralists didn’t arrive in Scandinavia until between 6,000 to 5,300 years ago. According to new genomic analysis, Scandinavia was settled by human populations migrating along both a northern and southern route. Scientists were able to trace historic waves of migration into Northern Europe by analyzing DNA samples collected from the …

IMAGE was launched in 2000 and tasked with studying the Earth’s magnetosphere. The satellite’s signal unexpectedly went dead in 2005. Amateur astronomer Scott Tilley was trying to find Zuma, the top-secret spy satellite that reportedly failed to secure a stable orbit after it was launched earlier this year. Instead, he found IMAGE, a NASA spacecraft …