The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, a joint mission of the European Space Agency and NASA, is officially halfway between our planet and the Sun. According to an ESA release, the spacecraft is currently 46.… [+2920 chars]
Longtime amateur astronomer Jaskarn Singh “Sid” Sidhu now shares his name with an asteroid, after his nomination by fellow astronomers was approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Sid… [+2844 chars]
Longtime amateur astronomer Jaskarn Singh “Sid” Sidhu now shares his name with an asteroid, after his nomination by fellow astronomers was approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Sid… [+2844 chars]
March 7, 2022Salk scientists surprised to discover flexible decision-making capabilities in a worm with just 302 neurons March 7, 2022LA JOLLAHow does an animal make decisions? Scientists have spent… [+3455 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]
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]
Washington, March 7 NASA's Curiosity rover recently snapped a close-up image of a tiny, flower-like mineral deposit on the surface of Mars. The one centimetre wide, beautiful branching rock that l… [+1857 chars]
The discovery of unusual markings on the teeth of wild Japanese macaques may have significant implications for our understanding of human evolution, according to a new study. Up until now these sign… [+2609 chars]
Tuatara in New Zealand resembles dismal iguanas. These spiny reptiles, however, are not lizards. Instead, they are the last survivors of the Rhynchocephalians, an enigmatic and ancient order of repti… [+4337 chars]
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]
While scientists can read DNA fast, editing and writing it is not that easy. Increasing the speed of editing and writing DNA sequences will be critical to ushering in new applications of genome engin… [+6688 chars]
SpaceX deployed 49 satellites as part of Elon Musk's Starlink internet project on Feb. 4, 2022, with most of them burning up in the atmosphere days later. A geomagnetic storm induced by the Sun was t… [+6104 chars]
