Scientists have long known that learning requires the flow of calcium into and out of brain cells. But researchers at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute have now discovered that floods of calcium origina… [+6820 chars]
A new, Yale-led study unlocks the science behind a key ingredient namely oxygen in some of the worlds most violent volcanoes. The research offers a new model for understanding the oxidation state of… [+3591 chars]
A theorized huge, ninth planet beyond the orbit of Neptune once again wasn't found in a new survey of the solar system's outer reaches. Astronomers scanned a large portion of the sky using the 6-met… [+3318 chars]
A theorized huge, ninth planet beyond the orbit of Neptune once again wasn't found in a new survey of the solar system's outer reaches. Astronomers scanned a large portion of the sky using the 6-met… [+3318 chars]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — The first mission in NASA's Artemis moon program is set to roll out to the launch pad today (March 17). More than 50 years after NASA landed the first humans on the moon w… [+4053 chars]
It's the largest hornet in the world and one of the most invasive species threatening American crops today. Now, scientists in California claim they know how the Asian giant hornet, also known as the… [+2125 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]
A new dinosaur species from the early Jurassic period was discovered in southwestern China, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal eLife. Scientists originally found remains of an arm… [+2393 chars]
Methanotrophic bacteria consume 30 million metric tons of methane per year and have captivated researchers for their natural ability to convert the potent greenhouse gas into usable fuel. Yet we know… [+4401 chars]
Repeated surveys with MBARI’s mapping AUVs revealed dramatic changes to seafloor bathymetry from the Arctic shelf edge in the Canadian Beaufort Sea. This sinkhole developed in just nine years. (Image… [+4931 chars]
In a strongly worded statement, the ESA said it "deeply deplored the human casualties and tragic consequences of this aggression towards Ukraine". "While recognising the impact on scientific explora… [+1888 chars]
It was only last week the sun released a coronal mass ejection (CME) blast towards Earth, causing moderate geomagnetic storms. Now, observatories have honed in on an active sunspot region that has p… [+1504 chars]
