A massive release of greenhouse gases, likely triggered by volcanic activity, caused a period of abrupt global warming known as the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) 56 million years ago. A new… [+4411 chars]
Modern nanotechnology products and methods require advanced nanomanipulation techniques to manufacture and work with nanoscale objects accurately, efficiently, and automatically. A recent study propo… [+6721 chars]
A team of researchers led by the University of Copenhagen recently looked at volcanic eruptions on Earth for the last 60,000 years. To estimate the number and intensity of these eruptions, the scient… [+2260 chars]
Two astronauts exited the International Space Station airlock on Tuesday on a nearly 7-hour spacewalk to continue the years-long process of upgrading the orbiting laboratory’s power grid. NASA Astro… [+1870 chars]
(MENAFN- The Conversation) The UK government is reportedly considering a £16 billion proposal to build a solar power station in space. Yes, you read that right. Space-based solar power is one of … [+5876 chars]
A team of scientists found NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to measure a specific kind of space dust littered throughout dozens of nearby planetary systems' habitable zones, or t… [+5745 chars]
Two enormous bubbles extending far above and below the center of the Milky Way galaxy are probably the result of a powerful jet of activity from a supermassive black hole, according to a new study. … [+5806 chars]
In recent years, physicists have discovered materials that are able to switch their electrical character from a metal to an insulator, and even to a superconductor, which is a material in a friction-… [+7285 chars]
Researchers may have solved Stephen Hawkings famous black hole paradox a mystery that has puzzled scientists for almost half a century. According to two new studies, something called quantum hair is… [+2676 chars]
On December 25th last the James Webb Space Telescope JWST for short was finally propelled into the heavens on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana. The telescope is the successor to Hubble, which h… [+6518 chars]
In a pair of world firsts, UBC scientists have 3D printed human testicular cells and identified promising early signs of sperm-producing capabilities. The researchers, led by UBC urology assistant … [+3920 chars]
A new, Yale-led study unlocks the science behind a key ingredient -- namely oxygen -- in some of the world's most violent volcanoes.The research offers a new model for understanding the oxidation sta… [+3624 chars]
