Sequencing the last 8% of the human genome has taken 20 years and the invention of new techniques for reading long sequences of the genetic code, which consists of the nucleotides C, T, G and A. The … [+14333 chars]
This article by Guy Plint, Western University and Charles Helm, Nelson Mandela University originally appeared on the Conversation and is published here with permission. Giant crocodiles once roamed … [+3786 chars]
If you had a huge tape measure that started at the center of the Earth and went to the highest peak on our planet, you wouldn’t look at Mount Everest. Instead, it will be the tallest mountain on the … [+2331 chars]
Our solar system is a living, breathing universe. A sophisticated camera on NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter a spacecraft orbiting the red planet discovered a recent impact site on the Martian surf… [+1619 chars]
Samples of moon dust, collected by Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission, could fetch more than R$5 million at auction. Photo: Disclosure. <ul><li>Moon dust samples collected by Neil Armstrong… [+1383 chars]
The image from the Hubble Space Telescope this week shows the dusty galaxy NGC 7172, located 110 million light-years away in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus (the southern fish). This might look… [+1959 chars]
We know that global warming affects ocean currents in a variety of ways, but questions remain about exactly how this relationship works. A new study attempts to answer some of those questions. Scien… [+2836 chars]
Space scientists say they have identified the most distant star ever recorded. Astronomers made the discovery with the Hubble Space Telescope, operated by the American space agency NASA. Researcher… [+3509 chars]
