An international team of scientists has proved that Mercury, our solar system’s smallest planet, has geomagnetic storms similar to those on Earth. The research by scientists in the United States, Ca… [+4115 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]
ITHACA, N.Y. – Deserts may seem lifeless and inert, but they are very much alive. Sand dunes, in particular, grow and move – and according to a decades long research project, they also breathe humid … [+3464 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]
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]
Very few people who think about watches think very much about clocks. But clocks were here long before watches (a lot longer if you count things like sundials and water clocks, and I do), and they wi… [+6810 chars]
Enlarge/ Data from SARAO's MeerKAT radio telescope data (green) showing the odd radio circles, is overlaid on optical and near infrared data from the Dark Energy Survey. 2 with 2 posters participat… [+6588 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]
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]
The CIC biomaGUNE Molecular and Functional Biomarkers group has developed a rapid, cost-effective, synthetic, microwave method for producing ultra-small manganese ferrite nanoparticles that act as ad… [+4563 chars]
US astronaut Mark Vande Hei set off Wednesday to return Earth on a Russian space capsule. Vande Hei spent 355 days in the International Space Station (ISS) — the longest ever trip in low-Earth orbit.… [+1956 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]
