When pathogens invade a human host, they need maximum ability to move through the body as they navigate adverse environments and cause infection. Their ability to drill themselves through gel-like su… [+5238 chars]
One of the most challenging aspects of modern chemistry is managing data. For example, when synthesizing a new compound, scientists will go through multiple attempts of trial-and-error to find the ri… [+4724 chars]
Washington, Apr 4 (IANS): A team of scientists at NASA has for the first time ever spotted regional fluctuations in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) across the globe due to emissions from human activ… [+2958 chars]
A USC Dornsife scholar of physics and astronomy answers questions about Pluto and other dwarf planets. These celestial bodies in our Solar System are cold, dark, far away and full of surprises.Curiou… [+6012 chars]
The new animation of the Cité de l’Espace in Toulouse presents the reconstruction of a crater on Mars and its exploration by a rover. easy guide meOn July 4, 1997, the United States celebrated its N… [+2305 chars]
In January 1992, a pair of astronomers reported a discovery that changed the course of scientific history: They found planets outside our solar system. The detection of the first confirmed exoplanet… [+10580 chars]
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In recent years, researchers have begun to explore the vast assemblage of microbes on and within the human body. These include protists, archaea, fungi, viruses and vast numbers of bacteria living in… [+7455 chars]
Roy Caldwell, a behavioral ecologist at the University of California, Berkeley, first met Octopus chierchiae, also called the lesser Pacific striped octopus, in the mid-1970s in Panama. He was pullin… [+1912 chars]
In the first few billion years after the Big Bang, the universe contained far more so-called starburst galaxies than models predict. As many as 60 to 90% of the stars in the early universe appear to … [+3429 chars]
When pathogens invade a human host, they need maximum ability to move through the body as they navigate adverse environments and cause infection. Their ability to drill themselves through gel-like su… [+5238 chars]
Do you know that there are an estimated 100 billion galaxies in the universe or so and with the improved telescope technology in space, the number is likely to increase to about 200 billion! It is an… [+3023 chars]
