On the massive sheets of ice that stretch across Greenland and Antarctica, the temperature is so low that not even the summer sun can melt the snow deposited onto them. As the snow accumulates withou… [+3708 chars]
What if you could predict where the worlds hidden mammal species lurked? Researchers at Radford University and Ohio State University think they can do just that. Their findings were published Mon… [+4660 chars]
Plants rely on their ability to sense light for survival. Photoreceptors called phytochromes allow plants to detect different wavelengths of light; they are found in cells throughout plants, allowing… [+1609 chars]
Over 400 years ago, Galileo shattered humanity’s understanding of the cosmos when he realized that Earth wasn’t the center of the universe, and that our world orbited the Sun, proving Nicolaus Copern… [+1081 chars]
Deep in the Earth beneath us lie two blobs the size of continents. One is under Africa, the other under the Pacific Ocean. The blobs have their roots 2,900 km (1,800 miles) below the surface, almost… [+5294 chars]
Salt water within the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa could be transporting oxygen into an ice-covered ocean of liquid water where it could potentially help sustain alien life, according to a new … [+3779 chars]
Invasive exotic species are considered one of the main causes of the current biodiversity crisis. In recent years, humans have introduced 200 species of ant from outside of their natural area of dist… [+5386 chars]
New research is uncovering the link between parrots’ long lives, and their big brains. Image via Pixabay. A study led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) reports … [+4405 chars]
Since the formation of the Milky Way, it has been growing in both mass and size through a sequence of mergers with other galaxies. The fascinating fact: this process is still ongoing. By using data … [+2536 chars]
<ul><li>A team led by an Ohio State University professor analyzed over 4,000 mammal species to identify which animals are likely to have a hidden species.</li><li>Some yet-to-be-discovered species ar… [+3765 chars]
Azimuthal anisotropy (black dashed lines showing the fast direction of wave speeds) in the mantle at 200 km depth plotted on top of vertically polarized shear wave speed perturbations (dVsv) after 20… [+8193 chars]
The Perseverance rover is already a massive success after arriving on the red planet more than a year ago. It has collected samples, beamed back scientific results, and even helped to launch the firs… [+2474 chars]
