HOUSTONNASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei says his U.S. record-setting 355-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will help provide valuable insights into the physical and mental challenges … [+5447 chars]
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A golden wattle plant in bloom in Australia’s Western DesertHorst Mahr / Getty Images Each spring across Australia, its native golden wattle plants (Acacia pycnantha Benth.) burst into bloom in a ri… [+4211 chars]
While much is known about the evolution of the brains of modern-day mammals, it has been unclear until now how they developed in the first few million years following the mass extinction. It had bee… [+1946 chars]
Research leaders often seek to open up areas of research for further generations of scientists.Credit: Getty Researchers have many ways to establish a legacy, including technical innovation, commerc… [+13362 chars]
A highly sensitive, 3D-printed fingertip could help robots become more dexterous and improve the performance of prosthetic hands by giving them an in-built sense of touch. Machines can beat the worl… [+2947 chars]
The massive and fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex may be the most recognizable dinosaur of all time, but it has long been the butt of jokes due to its tiny, seemingly pointless arms. But according to one pa… [+2816 chars]
Time is the apparent progression of events from past to future. While it's impossible to completely define the nature of time, we all share many common experiences bound by time: Causes lead naturall… [+8694 chars]
Like diseases affecting humans, parasites can wage a deadly evolutionary “arms race” against their hosts. But can hosts and parasites upgrade their weapons at the same rate?This can be a very unequal… [+2341 chars]
image: Global motion pattern generated by the complex motion of a fly in flight.view more Credit: ill./©: Miriam Henning Simple behaviors such as walking or driving require the human eye to proces… [+6545 chars]
