New insight on the origins and early evolution of echinoids, a group that includes the sea urchins, the sand dollars, and their relatives, has been published today in the journal eLife.The study sugg… [+3889 chars]
A team of physicists recently discovered a new phase of water ice, after they put ordinary ice under extraordinarily high pressure and melted it before letting it refreeze. The previously unknown pha… [+2957 chars]
A scientist from the University of Portsmouth devised an experiment that they believe confirms the fifth state of matter, a discovery that would change the field of physics for good, a press release … [+2583 chars]
How can we detect planets around other stars? Planets are very faint and small compared to the stars they orbit. To overcome this challenge, scientists use a variety of techniques to find and charact… [+1338 chars]
Researchers at Linköping University have, by way of a number of theoretical calculations, shown that magnesium diboride becomes superconductive at a higher temperature when it is stretched. The disco… [+4251 chars]
Newswise — The study, in which the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and the Universidad Estatal Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Júlio de Mesquita Filho Paulista State University) (UNESP) of … [+3882 chars]
On March 11, a small, 6-foot-wide asteroid hit Earth off the coast of Norway. <ul><li>Technology from NASA tracked the rocks movements two hours before it hit the planet. </li><li>This technology c… [+2628 chars]
Scientists have invented a type of lettuce that could help astronauts avoid bone loss during extended missions in space. NASA is preparing for its astronauts to journey to Mars during the 2030s in a… [+2378 chars]
How can we detect planets around other stars? Planets are very faint and small compared to the stars they orbit. To overcome this challenge, scientists use a variety of techniques to find and charact… [+1338 chars]
China is looking to spark interest in space tourism by opening its soon-to-be-completed space station to everyday citizens. Yang Liwei, who made history in 2003 by becoming China's first astronaut i… [+3319 chars]
NASA’s Perseverance rover uses microphones to record sounds on Mars that researchers have used to measure the speed of sound on that planet. Last February, the internet was awash with alien sounds a… [+4745 chars]
A combination of machine learning, sophisticated supercomputer simulations and data from large scale surveys of the cosmos have resulted in researchers getting closer to solve a 20 year old conundrum… [+3341 chars]
