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Matter Ejected From Crashing Neutron Stars Appeared to Break Light Speed When astronomers around the world watched the epic collision between two neutron stars in 2017, the main event was just the beginning. 13 October 2022 |
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Just One Ocean Is Absorbing Nearly All The Excess Heat. The Effects May Be Profound Over the last 50 years, the oceans have been working in overdrive to slow global warming, absorbing about 40 percent of our carbon dioxide emissions, and over 90 percent of the excess heat trapped in the atmosphere. 08 September 2022 |
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Uranus And Neptune Aren't The Same Color. A New Study Could Finally Explain Why 2 FEBRUARY 2022 |
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The Pupil in Your Eye Can Perceive Numerical Information, Not Just Light 27 OCTOBER 2021 |
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MIT Physicists Just Majorly Advanced The Quest Towards Actual Fusion Power 10 SEPTEMBER 2021 |
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The Sun Just Spat Out an X-Class Flare, The Most Powerful Since 2017 JULY 06, 2021 |
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While World Fights The Pandemic, a Different Outbreak Was Just Quashed in Guinea The World Health Organization on Saturday officially announced the end of Guinea's second Ebola outbreak which was declared in February and claimed 12 lives.JUNE 21, 2021 |
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Bose Einstein Condensate: What Is The 'Fifth State of Matter'? Sometimes referred to as the 'fifth state of matter', a Bose Einstein Condensate is a state of matter created when particles, called bosons, are cooled to near absolute zero (-273.15 degrees Celsius, or -460 degrees Fahrenheit).FEBRUARY 4, 2021 |
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Astronomers Find an Astonishing 'Super-Earth' That's Nearly as Old as The Universe JANUARY 14, 2021 |
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Scientists Detect 'Superbolts' 1,000 Times Brighter Than Typical Lightning Strikes Every now and then, Earth reminds us it's capable of releasing some furious energy. NOVEMBER 24, 2020 |
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The Giant Black Hole We Imaged For The First Time Now Appears to Be Last year, for the first time, the world gazed in collective wonder at an actual direct image of a black hole's shadow. |
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Egyptian Authorities Have Discovered 13 Completely Sealed 2,500-Year-Old Coffins An unusual cache of at least 13 wooden coffins dating back to 2,500 years ago has been discovered in the desert necropolis of Saqqara in Egypt. |
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Scientists Just Narrowed Down The Age of Earth's Inner Core |
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Scientists Have Been Sending Signals to The Moon. They Finally Got One Back |
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Scientists Have Woken Up Microbes Trapped Under The Seafloor For 100 Million YearsResearchers have successfully revived tiny microbes trapped dormant in a seemingly lifeless zone of the seabed for more than 100 million years.July 29, 2020 |
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Warped Starlight Could Be The Signpost That Points to Dark Matter in The Milky WayWhen we peer out into intergalactic space, evidence for dark matter is everywhere. It's in the rotation of galaxies, which cannot be accounted for by observable matter alone.July 23, 2020 |
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Interstellar Travel Could Make Human Language Evolve Beyond Recognition, Study SaysIt's a captivating idea: build an interstellar ark, fill it with people, flora, and fauna of every kind, and set your course for a distant star!July 09, 2020 |
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Astronomers Pinpoint The Origin of Huge Gas Bubbles Flowing Out of The Milky WayThere's an unusual paradox hampering research into parts of the Milky Way. Dense gas blocks observations of the galactic core, and it can be difficult to observe in visible light from our vantage point.June 05, 2020 |
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The Sun Just Spat Out Its Biggest Flare Since 2017The Sun has been pretty quiet lately. Over the last few years, its flare activity has been relatively weak and infrequent… but it may be about to kick up again.June 01, 2020 |
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Researchers Detect Hints of Recent Tectonic Activity on The Near Side of The MoonThe Moon may look like a chunk of cold, dead rock floating in space, but there could be life in the old girl yet.
May 04, 2020 |
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Physicists Detect Signs of Elusive Form of Magnetism Predicted to Exist 50 Years AgoOnce again we're indebted to quantum physics for the discovery.
Mart 04, 2020 |
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Sand Dunes Interact And "Communicate" With One Another, Physicists SayWhether on land or underwater, sand dunes usually appear in large groups. But even when these natural formations are in close touch with their neighbours, they still need their personal space from time to time
February 06, 2020 |
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These Scientists Think We Could All Live in Gigantic Mushroom BuildingsWood and concrete are remnants of the distant past; this entire city, from the schools to the stores to the hospitals, is made of living fungus - constantly growing, dying off and regenerating itself.
January 21, 2020 |
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Crater Left by One of Earth's Biggest Ever Meteorite Impacts Finally FoundAbout 800,000 years ago, a monster space rock struck the Earth hard and fast. The impact of the 1.2 mile-wide (1.9 kilometre-wide) meteorite flung debris across 10 percent of the planet's surface.January 13, 2020 |
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DNA Tests Make a Fun Gift But Here's What You Need to Know Before You UnwrapYou've likely heard about direct-to-consumer DNA testing kits. In the past few years, at-home genetic testing has been featured in the lyrics of chart-topping songs, and has helped police solve decades-old cold cases, including identifying the Golden State Killer in California. December 24, 2019 |
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NASA Just Watched a Mass of Cyclones on Jupiter Evolve Into a Mesmerising HexagonJupiter is a turbulent place. Its colossal red cyclone is, of course, the planet's most famous storm. December 06, 2019 |
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The US Is Critically Short of a Key Medicine Used to Treat Epilepsy And CancerA severe shortage of immune globulin - a popular medicine used to treat epilepsy, cancer and immune disorders - is forcing doctors nationwide to cancel patients' lifesaving infusions, even as hospitals and treatment centers are resorting to rationing and dose-cutting. November 06, 2019 |
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First-Ever Observation Reveals The Structure of Alzheimer's Proteins in The BrainWe're learning more and more about Alzheimer's every day, but how it gets started and takes hold remains something of a mystery.Octorber 31, 2019 |
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NASA Just Revealed Incredibly Good News About 2019 Ozone Hole DataThe Antarctic ozone hole hit its smallest annual peak on record since tracking began in 1982, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA announced Monday. Although we're making progress in cutting down on the use of ozone-depleting chemicals, the milestone doesn't mean we've solved the problem, the agencies cautioned.Octorber 22, 2019 |
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Radical New Method Can Directly Edit Human Cells to Get Rid of Genetic DiseaseOctorber 22, 2019 |
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This 11-Minute Timelapse of Earth Might Be The Most Spectacular We've Ever SeenThat's what it took to create this time-lapse of the Earth and stars as the International Space Station (ISS) travelled over Namibia toward the Red Sea.Octorber 22, 2019 |
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The Orionids Meteor Shower Peaks This Week! Here's What You Need to KnowThe Orionids meteor shower streaks across the sky on Monday and Tuesday nights, bringing about 15 to 20 shooting stars per hour.Octorber 21, 2019 |
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Astronomers Just Detected The Most Distant Solar System Object Ever SeenAt a staggering distance from the Sun, astronomers have just found what they think might be the most distant object ever identified in the Solar System.February 25, 2019 |
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Entered 'Safe Mode' Last Week, And We're Still Not Sure WhyNASA's Curiosity Mars rover, which touched down in 2014, experienced a "hiccup" while booting up last week - but scientists on Earth have brought it back online and are working to reconstruct what went wrong.February 25, 2019 |
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Astronomers Just Found 300,000 Hidden Galaxies in Just a Tiny Patch of SkyThe Universe just got a little more crowded with the discovery of more than 300,000 potential galaxies in a tiny corner of the northern sky.February 20, 2019 |
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This New Optical Device Could One Day Detect Plant Life on Distant Alien WorldsA new optical instrument that can detect plant-based organisms from kilometres away due to the unique way living things reflect light could one day help in the search for life beyond this planet, new research suggests.February 20, 2019 |
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The 'Super Blood Moon' Eclipse Is Almost Upon Us, Here's How to WatchJanuary 17, 2019 |
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Astronomers Just Found Evidence of a Curious Weather Phenomenon on TitanJanuary 17, 2019 |
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Scientists just identified the first known omnivorous shark speciesSharks are some of the most notorious meat-eaters on the planet. And for a long time, scientists assumed that the vast majority of these marine creatures were solely carnivorous.September 05, 2018 |
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Newfound skull tunnels may speed immune cells’ trek to brain injuriesSkulls seem solid, but the thick bones are actually riddled with tiny tunnels. Microscopic channels cut through the skull bones of people and mice, scientists found.August 31, 2018 |
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What does Mars’ lake mean for the search for life on the Red Planet?The search for life on Mars just got a lot more interesting. For decades, scientists have looked at the dry and dusty planet and focused on finding regions where life could have taken root billions of years ago, when the Martian climate was warmer and wetter. But on July 25, researchers announced they had spotted signs of a large lake of liquid water hiding beneath thick layers of ice near the Red Planet’s south pole.July 27, 2018 |
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Life rebounded just years after the dinosaur-killing asteroid struckWhen a 10-kilometer-wide asteroid hit the Gulf of Mexico 66 million years ago, it drove over 75% of Earth’s species to extinction, including the dinosaurs. But within just a few years, life returned to the submerged impact crater, according to a new analysis of sediments in the crater. Tiny marine creatures flourished thanks to the circulation of nutrient-rich water.May 30, 2018 |
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The latest star map from the Gaia spacecraft plots 1.7 billion starsUsing the precise position and brightness of almost 1.7 billion stars, the Gaia spacecraft has created the most precise 3-D map of the Milky Way yet.On April 25, the European Space Agency’s Gaia team released the spacecraft’s second batch of data, gathered from July 2014 to May 2016, used to create the map.April 25, 2018 |
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Synthetic biology-based cellular biomedical tattoo for detection of hypercalcemia associated with cancerEarlier detection of disease could help improve response to therapy. Blood calcium concentrations are elevated in several types of cancer, in addition to other diseases. Here, Tastanova et al. used synthetic biology and cell engineering to develop a sensor that detects hypercalcemiaApril 21, 2018 |
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Novel antioxidant makes old blood vessels seem young againOlder adults who take a novel antioxidant that specifically targets cellular powerhouses, or mitochondria, see age-related vascular changes reverse by the equivalent of 15 to 20 years within six weeks, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research..April 20, 2018 |
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On a mountain in Wyoming, the eclipse brings wonder - and, hopefully, answersCASPER MOUNTAIN, Wyo. — It’s nothing like a sunset. It’s cold and dark, but it’s not like nighttime, or even twilight. The moon just snaps into place over the last slivers of the sun, turning the sun into a dark hole. August 23, 2017 |
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LIGO snags another set of gravitational wavesSpacetime vibrations arrive from black hole collision 3 billion light-years away June 1, 2017 |
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Malaria may weaken the skeletonMalaria parasites leave a trail of destruction in an infected person’s body. The microscopic invaders massacre red blood cells, produce harmful chemicals, and sometimes damage the brain. A new mouse study suggests that the parasites can also weaken bones. If they do the same in people, they could stunt the growth of children infected with the disease. June 2, 2017 |
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Autism in Motion: Could Motor Problems Trigger Social Ones?Kids battling physical awkwardness may miss crucial opportunities to learn about interaction June 5, 2017 |
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FDA Clears First Cancer Drug Based on Genetics of Disease, Not Tumor LocationMerck & Co's immunotherapy Keytruda chalked up another approval on Tuesday as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the cancer medicine can be used to treat children and adults who carry a specific genetic feature regardless of where the disease originated. 2017 |
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Baby Volcanic Domes Pop Out in Space ImageA set of bouncing baby volcanic vents is visible in a new astronaut photograph that doesn't look like it was taken over Earth. But the image, released today (June 5) by NASA's Earth Observatory, is humanity's home planet. June 6, 2017 |
