Space can be terrifying. After all, there’s so much we just don’t know about the universe beyond our own planet’s atmosphere. While a lot of the scary parts of space–like no oxygen–can’t hurt us on E… [+2843 chars]
A 'potentially hazardous' asteroid is on its way to come near Earth. The asteroid isn't exactly small. It is comparable to Empire State Building. If this asteroid hits the Earth, it packs more than e… [+1247 chars]
Last year was a big year for Linux, as the operating system (OS) played a critical role in a major achievement: the first-ever powered flight on another planet. On 19 April last year, the Ingenuity d… [+4272 chars]
Researchers at Rutgers University, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Rockefeller University, and Cornell University are teaming up to examine how the processes that regulate gene expression and… [+2467 chars]
Sydney, March 23 A piece of DNA, previously considered as 'junk' material by scientists, could be the key to extinguishing fear-related memories for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD… [+2550 chars]
Mars is a busy place these days. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Chinese space agency both have heavy scientific activity going on and around the red planet. Though both agen… [+1208 chars]
A University of Iowa neuroscience research team has identified a fundamental biochemical mechanism underlying memory storage and has linked this mechanism to cognitive deficits in mouse models of Alz… [+2762 chars]
The Hubble Space Telescope caught a galaxy on camera that underlies a much larger structure, known as the Virgo Cluster. The image of spiral galaxy NGC 4571, approximately 60 million light-years fro… [+2026 chars]
Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) broke a new record by storing a qubit in a crystal for 20 milliseconds, a press statement reveals. The new record in quantum storage could help to d… [+2808 chars]
image: A new high-purity single photon source that can operate at room temperature is an important step toward practical applications of quantum technology, such as highly secure communication based … [+5933 chars]
Using data from ESA's Gaia mission, astronomers have shown that a part of the Milky Way known as the 'thick disc' began forming 13 billion years ago, around 2 billion years earlier than expected, and… [+7663 chars]
Small magnetic waves with a seven-year cycle have been discovered at Earth’s core. Electric currents generated by the movement of molten iron deep within the planet’s core are responsible for the pl… [+3044 chars]