Scientists have recently observed a large planet at an early stage of formation. The planet is already nine times the mass of Jupiter. The researchers used the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii and the Hub… [+3063 chars]
In arid Western states, the climate is growing warmer and drier, leading to increased demand for water resources from humans and ecosystems. Now, the atmosphere across much of the U.S. is also demand… [+3758 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]
NASA is about to send its first private astronauts — also known as space tourists — to the International Space Station. Canadian investor and philanthropist Mark Pathy, American entrepreneur Larry C… [+1990 chars]
Apr 6 2022Reviewed by Alex Smith The flourishing field of optoelectronic devices is accountable for driving the development of new alkali metal-based chalcogenides consisting of qualities that have … [+2815 chars]
Machines can beat the world's best chess player, but they cannot handle a chess piece as well as an infant. This lack of robot dexterity is partly because artificial grippers lack the fine tactile se… [+2736 chars]
Researchers from Monash University have discovered a new design motif derived from the rigid external covering of invertebrates that may help create more damage tolerant materials for future building… [+3695 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]
Apr 6 2022Reviewed by Alex Smith Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have devised a cure for pulmonary fibrosis that involves employing nanoparticles coated with mannose, a sugar, to p… [+3953 chars]
A pair of researchers, one with Manly Astrophysics, the other with Universidad de Murcia, has proposed the existence of a new type of neutron star. In their paper published in the journal Physical Re… [+2490 chars]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Physicists from Paderborn University have developed a novel concept for generating individual photonstiny particles of light that make up electromagnetic radiationwith tail… [+2110 chars]
In a subtropical wetland in what is now Spain, a 5-ton dinosaur with a limp walked in shallow waters surrounded by grazing fish. Scientists uncovered this moment in prehistoric time from just six pre… [+1795 chars]
