A FORMER Nasa chief has explained one way that humanity could make the conditions on Mars tolerable to future colonists. Speaking to The New York Times, Jim Green described how the Red Planet could … [+4192 chars]
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has transformed the field of neuroscience over the past 40 years, enabling scientists to create clear snapshots of living brain structures and even detect functional … [+3477 chars]
The Hubble Space Telescope has been operating for more than 30 years now, and despite its age, it still manages to shock onlookers with the images it can produce. NASA and the European Space Agency'… [+1150 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]
Australian researchers have used molecular scissors to discover the genetic causes of a common blood disorder, and give clues about how it might be treated. Scientists at UNSW have used CRISPR gene … [+1558 chars]
Just as our skin is key to our well-being, the skin covering desert soils is essential to life in dry places. This biocrust, made up of fungi, lichens, mosses, blue-green algae, and other microbes, r… [+4657 chars]
Quantum computers, machines that leverage quantum states to perform computations and store data, could soon revolutionize the computing industry, achieving significantly greater speeds and performanc… [+6501 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]
On Earth, the situation is dire. Russia is bombing civilian and military targets in Ukraine. In space, however, cosmonauts are working side by side with astronauts from the European Union. This coop… [+7836 chars]
My three-year-old, Max, only talks about dinosaurs. He sleeps with dinosaur toys. He refuses to watch anything other than dinosaur cartoons. Lately, he stomps around the house, growling and chomping… [+7122 chars]
NASA: An unusually massive asteroid will be approaching the Earth today accompanied by two of its 'lackeys', according to the American Space agency, NASA. Three dangerous asteroids are headed towards… [+2100 chars]
Astronomers the world over are buzzing with anticipation for the new science that will be possible once the James Webb Space Telescope, the world’s most powerful space telescope, completes its commis… [+9552 chars]
