Over the years, NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has delivered some spectacular views of the Red Planet from orbit as well as spotting the robotic explorers we have sent to Mars. Its keen eye had to… [+740 chars]
Alternative splicing is a fundamental biological process that allows cells to make many different types of mRNAs and proteins from a limited number of genes. For many animals, including humans, it is… [+3456 chars]
The International Space Station has been orbiting above us for the last 20 years. Its an international partnership of five space agencies and its been home to astronauts from more than a dozen differ… [+713 chars]
As anyone who has ever had to brush long hair knows, knots are a nightmare. But with enough experience, most learn the tricks of detangling with the least amount of pain -- start at the bottom, work … [+2591 chars]
Human organ transplants offer a crucial lifeline to people with serious illnesses, but there are too few organs to go around: in the U.S. alone, there are more than 112,000 people currently waiting f… [+4588 chars]
After arriving at the International Space Station on Saturday, the four crew members of Axiom Spaces Ax-1 mission have been busy at work onboard the floating low-Earth orbit laboratory. The crew of… [+2919 chars]
It took more than 20 years, but scientists have finally decoded the entire human genome. A new study published in Science reveals what the 8% of the human genome that was missing looks like. Scientis… [+883 chars]
Coming right out of a cosmic fantasy, an image shared by NASAs Hubble Telescope has left the netizens stunned. The Hubble Telescope usually captures things in space that mesmerise the netizens and th… [+2161 chars]
When Dr. Shiran Barber-Zucker joined the lab of Prof. Sarel Fleishman as a postdoctoral fellow, she chose to pursue an environmental dream: breaking down plastic waste into useful chemicals. Nature h… [+6605 chars]
The JWST is the largest and most powerful telescope ever made. Launched into space on Christmas Day 2021 from Europes Spaceport in French Guiana, at a cost of around $10 billion dollars, the JWST can… [+3809 chars]
Look for the thin, light line of the parachute near the left side of the image. The lumpy-looking light-colored object to the right of it is the back shell. NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Kevin Gill This sto… [+1355 chars]
Newswise — Highly energetic particles called muons are ever present in the atmosphere and pass through even massive objects with ease. Sensitive detectors installed along the Tokyo Bay tunnel measure… [+4221 chars]
