A rare isotope of helium gas that formed during the Big Bang is leaking out of the Earths core, providing a major clue as to how our planet first came into being. Known as helium-3, the primordial ga… [+3267 chars]
Desert landscapes are not as lifeless as they look. Vast seas of sand dunes can not only grow, move, and interact with one another, a recent study suggests they can also 'breathe'. Using a super-se… [+2836 chars]
In the solar system, there are thousands of near-Earth asteroids, and sometimes one will have a close approach with Earth. Krisztian Sarneczky, a Hungarian astronomer at the Konkoly Observatory, man… [+997 chars]
Although they are currently the greatest predators on land, its likely that modern-day cats wouldnt have been a match for the newly discovered Diegoaelurus vanvalkenburghae. At around 42 million year… [+6013 chars]
Although they are currently the greatest predators on land, its likely that modern-day cats wouldnt have been a match for the newly discovered Diegoaelurus vanvalkenburghae. At around 42 million year… [+6013 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]
A rare isotope of helium gas that formed during the Big Bang is leaking out of the Earths core, providing a major clue as to how our planet first came into being. Known as helium-3, the primordial ga… [+3267 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]
Where: Studio/office Chino Hills, CA USA When: 6-1-2020 Who/What: The represented asteroid is my ... [+] studio photograph of an actual (3" long) meteorite, and I added impact craters with PhotoShop … [+2061 chars]
The strawberry squid (Histioteuthis heteropsis) is a sight to behold. Its bulbous, berry like mantle is decorated with wispy fins that undulate in hypnotic fashion. Below the head, a tangle of peach-… [+2043 chars]
Two years after SpaceX flew its first astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) in the Crew Dragon capsule, the company has revealed its ending production of the spacecraft. Speaking to Re… [+2304 chars]
On Wednesday, the record-breaking US NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov returned to earth from the International Space Station onboard a Soyuz MS-1… [+383 chars]
