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 Acta Astronautica paper consists o… [+3368 chars]
A SPIRAL galaxy over 30million lightyears away can be seen from Earth under the right conditions. Messier 96, first discovered in 1781, is best observed during the springtime. The spiral galaxy M… [+1516 chars]
Melanoma is a somewhat unusual cancer -- one that blooms before our very eyes, often on sun-exposed skin, and can quickly become deadly as it turns our own skin against us and spreads to other organs… [+8797 chars]
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today that Barbie is embarking on her first mission to space in the dolls 63-year history. In collaboration with the Internat… [+5307 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]
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]
A sample of moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong during the historic Apollo 11 mission, that first put humans on the Moon went under the hammer and was sold for a whopping $504,375 at an auction on … [+2528 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]
The following is an excerpt fromHow to Save the World for Just A Trillion Dollars: The Ten Biggest Problems We Can Actually Fix, by Rowan Hooper. Disclaimer: When you purchase products through the B… [+9892 chars]
China wants to find the first viable alternative to Earth in an upcoming hunt for exoplanets. With hopes of finding Earth 2.0, Chinese scientists are planning to survey planets outside our solar syst… [+2215 chars]
A SPIRAL galaxy over 30million lightyears away can be seen from Earth under the right conditions. Messier 96, first discovered in 1781, is best observed during the springtime. The spiral galaxy M… [+1516 chars]
Scientist from the Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery (CIBD) of the Natural History Museum in Berlin, from the ZUSE-Institute Berlin and from the RWTH Aachen University have discovered a n… [+4698 chars]
