A chromosome connected to auditory maturation in adults has recently been associated to perceptual growth in marine invertebrates as well. The pou-iv (pow-four) genotype is discovered in the appenda… [+3692 chars]
New research from the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed details behind two super-hot Jupiter planets, one where it rains vapourised rock and another where its atmosphere is being sunburned by its s… [+2244 chars]
Scientists have recently begun spying on Europe's most active volcano using an unusual new surveillance device: fiber-optic cables. Researchers revealed how they utilized a technology known as distr… [+3198 chars]
When completed, the GMT will stand 65 meters high and include seven of the largest parabolic telescope mirrors ever built. Each 27.6-foot (8.4-meter) diameter mirror has an 83.33-foot (25.4-meter) mi… [+1227 chars]
image: This composite shows thermal images of Neptune taken between 2006 and 2020. The first three images (2006, 2009, 2018) were taken with the VISIR instrument on ESOs Very Large Telescope while th… [+8790 chars]
The "corpse" of a sunspot exploded Monday (April 11), triggering a mass ejection of solar material that is headed in Earth's direction. The explosion comes courtesy of a dead sunspot called AR2987, … [+4092 chars]
Spectacular footage of the shimmering Northern Lights (aurora borealis) has been captured from an airplane after Earth was hit by energetic solar material over the weekend. On April 10, the National… [+2478 chars]
Enlarge/ A Pythom Space video from March 19 shows employees reacting to an expanding cloud of dust and exhaust. 727 with 282 posters participating, including story author There's a small rocket com… [+3638 chars]
New York: Ice on the surface of the Moon, known so far to be dry and airless, is likely protected by ancient magnetic fields, according to a new study. Sunlight does not reach the polar craters on t… [+2299 chars]
How fast are you moving right now? Maybe youre reading this while sitting at home, where it seems as though youre not moving at all. Stand still or sit down, and it feels like you are stationary, yet… [+4877 chars]
New Haven, Conn. —Yale scientists uncover key regulator of body weight. Yale scientists have discovered that a protein known as augmentor-alpha regulates body weight in mice, an insight that could l… [+4196 chars]
When NASA sent humans to the moon in 1969, one of the many hazards the agency had to anticipate was space rocks penetrating astronauts' spacesuits or equipment. Unlike Earth , which has a protective… [+3534 chars]