Using a previously published and carefully curated 68-gene dataset, the scientists ran a battery of mathematical models to reconstruct the evolution of protein sequencesthe results of which, have bee… [+3959 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]
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]
The Northern Lights are one of the most spectacular sights on Earth, but astronomers are just as interested in the science behind them. Now NASA has revealed plans to fly a rocket straight through … [+7309 chars]
The second class from China's Tiangong space station by Shenzhou-13 astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu will be held at 3:40 pm BJT on March 23. The second episode of the "Tiangong … [+705 chars]
Galaxies are not just a massive collection of stars. They are also stellar nurseries. New stars form and old die-out. However, the rate at which new stars are formed is not constant universally. Some… [+1183 chars]
Tiny flecks of white dot a section of crumbly rocks along Texas's Brazos River. To a casual observer, the grains may seem like unremarkable bits of sand, but within their oddball shapes lie clues to … [+8057 chars]
First predicted in Einstein's theory of general relativity, gravitational waves are tiny ripples in spacetime generated by titanic and powerful cosmic events. The great physicist believed that no equ… [+2920 chars]
Making use of the LAMOST spectra data as the training sample, a research team led by Dr. Wang Shoucheng and Prof. Ma Jun from National Astronomical Observatories of Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC)… [+3040 chars]
Not all galaxies in the Universe are actively forming stars. An abundant population of inactive objects forms stars at significantly lower rates. What stops star formation in galaxies? This tends to… [+2157 chars]
A team of researchers from the Royal Observatory of Belgium, Université Savoie Mont Blanc and Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris has identified nonaxisymmetric wavelike patterns in the equatorial… [+2648 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]
