A study published in Nature by an international team of scientists provides clear evidence for a link between astronomically-driven climate change and human evolution.By combining the most extensive … [+5940 chars]
Credit: Pavel Odinev/Skoltech Skoltech scientists have proposed a concept for a modular Mars exploration rover. Leveraging the power of cooperative robotics, the new system first described in an Act… [+3514 chars]
If there was ever any doubt the 2011 discovery by a post-doctoral student was indeed the hottest rock on Earth, new findings from a Western-led research team are putting that uncertainty to rest. El… [+5517 chars]
Various forms of microbial life existed on Earth at least 3.75 billion years ago, suggests a new study led by researchers at University College London (UCL) that challenges the conventional view of w… [+2257 chars]
NASA's Insight lander captured this image of sunrise on Mars on April 10, 2022. (Image credit: NASA) If you think sunrises on Earth are amazing, wait until you see one on Mars. This stunning view … [+1966 chars]
NASA: The massive solar storm is set to hit the Earth today and satellites are not the only electronic devices at risk. Yes, the solar storm today can also damage your mobile phone. This particular s… [+2144 chars]
The third try was not the charm for NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission. Today (April 14), the space agency called off the latest attempt to fuel up Artemis 1's huge Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, a … [+3093 chars]
Genetic changes known as somatic mutations – occur in all cells throughout the lifespan of an organism. While most of these mutations are harmless, some of them can impair normal cell functioning or … [+2551 chars]
Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Kevin M. Gill Located 2.8 billion miles away from the Sun, Neptune is understandably chilly. But a new study shows that temperatures on the eighth planet from the Sun might b… [+3368 chars]
While most people think first of atmospheric carbon emissions from fossil fuels when considering climate change, the planet's soil actually stores more carbon and could become a major source of carbo… [+4479 chars]
The mysterious Antikythera mechanism, thought by some to be the world’s first computer, was first “started up” on Dec. 22, 178 B.C., archaeologists have now found. Discovered by sponge divers in a R… [+4689 chars]
A team of researchers poring over archival data from the Hubble Space Telescope found an ancient object they believe may explain how quasars supermassive black holes surrounded by jet-spewing discs o… [+3072 chars]
