Half a century ago on the shoreline of a rocky tide pool, the ecologist Robert Paine discovered something amazing: the removal of a single species from an ecosystem could dramatically alter its struc… [+2653 chars]
A new study on the moon titled "Downward Oxidant Transport Through Europa's Ice Shell by Density-Driven Brine Percolation" has been published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. Europa is o… [+1388 chars]
There are so many secrets in space for humanity to unravel. And the same applies to our very own Earth! The question about our planet that arises the most is- how was the earth formed? Now, a rare ga… [+2182 chars]
Published in the journal science under the unassuming title Filling the Gaps, researchers from the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium have reported an advance that may prove instrumental in scient… [+1666 chars]
The biggest known ice volcanoes, which spew ice instead of lava, are located on Pluto. Now it turns out size is not the only feature setting apart Pluto's "cryovolcanoes" from all others. In a stud… [+5668 chars]
STORY: NASA's flying telescope SOFIA has been exploring Chilean skies [Edward D. Harmon, Manager of operations for SOFIA, NASA] "We are filling the gap between visible light and the x-ray light for… [+721 chars]
NASA'S Mars orbiter has captured a stunning scene of the Red Planet but that's not all. Hidden in the photo are two very important objects. Can you work out what you're seeing here? It's a scientif… [+3363 chars]
The biggest known ice volcanoes, which spew ice instead of lava, are located on Pluto. Now it turns out size is not the only feature setting apart Pluto's "cryovolcanoes" from all others. In a stud… [+5668 chars]
An international team of investigators, including several researchers in biological sciences from the U of A, have published a paper that reports the discovery of a developmental gene linked to touch… [+3142 chars]
The first audio recordings on Mars reveal a quiet planet with occasional gusts of wind where two different speeds of sound would have a strange delayed effect on hearing, scientists said on Friday (A… [+3582 chars]
Enlarge/ NASA's large rocket will undergo a dress rehearsal this weekend. 20 with 12 posters participating After two weeks of preparatory work on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, NASA is rea… [+4300 chars]
A small sample of dust collected by Neil Armstrong will go up for auction next month. A lunar dust sample collected by Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission will be hammered into New York next… [+4268 chars]
