The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will have to cool their heels here on Earth for at least one extra day. The launch of Crew-4 had been schedule… [+2433 chars]
A new, elegant equation allows scientists to easily compute the quantum information lifetime of 12,000 different materials. Scientists have uncovered a mathematical shortcut for calculating an all-i… [+4785 chars]
Apr 6 2022Reviewed by Alex Smith Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago recognized two subtypes of neutrophils using a protein nanoparticle they designed and discovered that one of the su… [+3998 chars]
Before the InSight Lander arrived on Mars, scientists could only estimate what the planet’s internal structure might be. Its size, mass, and moment of inertia were their main clues. Meteorites, orbit… [+14343 chars]
Why did the Tyrannosaurus rex have such short arms? A new theory has emerged that suggests it might have been for defense during feeding frenzies. Driving the news: Scientists recently theorized in … [+1512 chars]
April is the cruellest month, wrote TS Eliot in his poem The Waste Land. This is not only because the UK tax year begins this week, but also because the centennial of one of the twentieth centurys mo… [+2173 chars]
Mark Vande Hei, a NASA astronaut who recently completed a mission aboard the International Space Station, ISS, has said the Russian cosmonauts who wore yellow and blue during a launch to the ISS were… [+2633 chars]
Physicists in Finland have created a pumpkin-shaped atomic nucleus that throws off protons in a rare kind of radioactive decay. The nucleus, lutetium-149, has the shortest half-life of any of a gro… [+2328 chars]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists had a problem mapping the genomes of bacteria to better understand the origins of their physical traits and improve their function for bioenergy production. T… [+4000 chars]
Mark Vande Hei, a NASA astronaut who recently completed a mission aboard the International Space Station, ISS, has said the Russian cosmonauts who wore yellow and blue during a launch to the ISS were… [+2633 chars]
Why did the Tyrannosaurus rex have such short arms? A new theory has emerged that suggests it might have been for defense during feeding frenzies. Driving the news: Scientists recently theorized in … [+1512 chars]
Activity on the solar surface sends a series of explosions and energy blasts into space. The Earth is expected to be hit by a solar storm on Wednesday and Thursday due to ramped up activity by the S… [+1777 chars]