Neurons exhibit periodic, quasi-periodic, and chaotic responses to periodic inputs. Understanding how neurons respond to diverse signals might help scientists better understand cognition and developm… [+3085 chars]
How long have you believed there is life in the Earth? According to some scientists, it may have appeared much earlier than some previous studies predicted: there are at least 3.75 billion years. A f… [+2988 chars]
NASA plans to slam a vending machine-sized spacecraft into a space rock the size of a magnificent Egyptian pyramid in 2022. Itll be a first-of-its-kind test to see if they can sway an asteroid from i… [+3681 chars]
Jasper Halekas, an associate professor at the University of Iowa, has been awarded over $160,000 to research the magnetic field on the moons surface. The mission is set to launch in 2024 and will las… [+3035 chars]
Zoom/ A trapped blow fly on a carnivorous dewy plant. Cathy Kiefer | GT Towards the end of the 19th century, horrific stories about killer plants began to appear everywhere. Terrible tentacled tree… [+4644 chars]
At this years South by Southwest Festival, I had the pleasure of asking a panel of experts some big questions about travel to Mars. The journey will push limits of the human body and may take us to t… [+13902 chars]
Indian-origin astronaut Raja Chari, who docked to the International Space Station (ISS) in November last year, is all set to return home to planet Earth later this month after spending almost six mon… [+2012 chars]
Historically, going to space has always been part of a government-backed effort that require extensive training, funding, and a justifiable mission. A crop of commercial space companies are vowing to… [+8307 chars]
New York: Changing vegetation has been a key driver of global temperatures over the last 10,000 years, finds a study. Warmer temperatures brought plants – and then came even warmer temperatures, acc… [+2334 chars]
The James Webb Space Telescope has reached its operational temperature, which is just a little more than what matter can possibly reach. Webb's MIRI instrument has attained minus 266 degrees Celsius … [+2322 chars]
By the spring of 1972, going to the Moon had become, if not normal, at least more assured. There was no tentative step when Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charlie Duke stepped off the ladder of … [+2517 chars]
On the eve of the release of the planetary science decadal survey, which is expected to reduce the emphasis on Mars, scientists and NASA officials are planning how to continue exploring the planet wi… [+5385 chars]
