The celebrated physicist Richard Feynman is credited with the quote, What I cannot create, I do not understand. As well as informing Feynmans approach to theoretical physics, its a good way of descri… [+6633 chars]
When it comes to dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus Rex or T-Rex is by far the most recognisable one. And now, researchers have revealed that this species could be recategorised into three separate ones, accor… [+3123 chars]
A new study from the Michigan State University-DOE Plant Research Laboratory (PRL) brings fresh insight on the source/sink balance of cyanobacteria and paves the way for further advancements in photo… [+3311 chars]
Two sets of giant bubbles that extend thousands of light-years above and below the plane of the Milky Way could have been produced by the same event, in spite of their significant difference in size.… [+5352 chars]
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. On 7 March 2002 astronauts installed the ACS during Hubble Servicing Mission 3B, … [+11877 chars]
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing humanity. To combat its potentially catastrophic effects, scientists are searching for new technologies that could help the world reach ca… [+4577 chars]
Scientists have unravelled the science behind the jets of plasma - the fourth state of matter consisting of electrically charged particles that occur just about everywhere in the sun's chromosphere, … [+4823 chars]
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alexandre V. Palaoro, Clemson University and João C. T. Menezes, UMass Amherst(THE … [+6359 chars]
Exactly how proteins interact with solid surfaces is a concern for health care manufacturers who design drugs, make biosensors or develop anti-fouling materials. The mechanisms that control these in… [+4178 chars]
A rubber duck. A spinning top. A pair of pancakes. These are just a few of the shapes astronomers have observed across the solar system. While planets and some moons are almost perfectly spherical, … [+3288 chars]
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing humanity. To combat its potentially catastrophic effects, scientists are searching for new technologies that could help the world reach ca… [+4577 chars]
That's what a team of UCLA biologists and colleagues studying yellow-bellied marmots discovered. These large ground squirrels are able to virtually halt the aging process during the seven to eight mo… [+5725 chars]
