Key research finding A team of researchers from Purdue University and other institutions have discovered a supermassive black hole binary system, one of only two known such systems. The two black ho… [+3431 chars]
NASA is currently tracking an asteroid that is approximately the size of a football stadium as it makes a close approach with Earth. The asteroid is dubbed "Asteroid 2015 DR215," and according to NA… [+871 chars]
A luminescence reaction modeled on fireflies can detect contamination with organophosphates with high sensitivity, ease, and low cost. At the center of this technology is a new enzymatic method for t… [+2736 chars]
A new analysis shows that researchers using machine learning methods could risk underestimating uncertainties in their final results.The Standard Model of particle physics offers a robust theoretical… [+3815 chars]
A luminescence reaction modeled on fireflies can detect contamination with organophosphates with high sensitivity, ease, and low cost. At the center of this technology is a new enzymatic method for t… [+2736 chars]
Venus will meet up with Mars in the very early morning sky on Saturday (March 12) — here's how you can catch the planetary duo. The two planets will appear close to each other in the south-easter… [+2260 chars]
Horridus is the new Triceratops dinosaur on display at the Melbourne Museum. It lived 67 million years ago and was excavated from a site in Montana USA. Triceratops had the largest head of any terres… [+548 chars]
It is well known that methane, a greenhouse gas, is produced by special microorganisms, for example in the intestines of cows, or in rice fields. For some years, scientists had also observed the prod… [+4115 chars]
Researchers at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered a novel molecular process that corals use to control the subcellular environment of the algae that live inside them. … [+6032 chars]
The massive 19-mile-wide Hiawatha crater underneath the northwestern ice sheet in Greenland is millions of years older than previously thought, according to new research published Wednesday in the pe… [+2477 chars]
When we think of ions, we usually think of single atoms that have lost or gained some electrons, but entire molecules can also become ions. In a new publication that was highlighted as an Editor's Su… [+3982 chars]
Drones have become ubiquitous in recent years. From recently discovering the Endurance to participating in wars, drones have made history in more ways than one. Now, they have a new job title to add … [+3841 chars]
