It takes expensive tools to learn about the universe, but projects like the Very Large Array for radio astronomy in New Mexico and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which orbits Earth, have pushed scien… [+7267 chars]
Thirty years ago, on the flanks of a volcano in California’s Sierra Nevada range, trees began to die en masse, suffocated at their roots by carbon dioxide seeping up from the mountain’s depths after … [+6014 chars]
NASA has given Elon Musk’s SpaceX six additional flights to the International Space Station (ISS) under Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) agreements for up to $14 billion. Northrop Grumman, a US… [+2049 chars]
Bacteria, fungi, and yeast are very good at excreting useful substances such as weak acids. One way in which they do this is through passive diffusion of molecules across the cell membrane. At the sa… [+5240 chars]
It takes expensive tools to learn about the universe, but projects like the Very Large Array for radio astronomy in New Mexico and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which orbits Earth, have pushed scien… [+7267 chars]
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)(THE CONVERSATION) Satellite images show the Arctic has been getting greener as temper… [+5287 chars]
Parrots are famous for their remarkable cognitive abilities and exceptionally long lifespans. Now, a study led by Max Planck researchers has shown that one of these traits has likely been caused by t… [+5591 chars]
Bacteria, fungi, and yeast are very good at excreting useful substances such as weak acids. One way in which they do this is through passive diffusion of molecules across the cell membrane. At the sa… [+5240 chars]
The Arctic is rapidly losing sea ice, and less ice means more open water, and more open water means more gas and aerosol emissions from the ocean into the air, warming the atmosphere and making it cl… [+4468 chars]
Classical helioseismology, which relies on acoustic waves, has been successfully applied to image the Sun’s interior rotation and structure. However, acoustic waves are insensitive to parameters such… [+1973 chars]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Watching the night sky can be enjoyable for many and we are lucky enough in Michigan to have plenty of dark places to stargaze, but light pollution can damage that darkness. Acc… [+1210 chars]
The remains of Cassiopeia A, one of the most famous supernova explosions in the Milky Way, is not expanding evenly in all directions, according to a new study. The inner nebula of the much-studied … [+5082 chars]
