What is the strangest animal ever discovered in the sea? Woo boy. We’ve got options. Even sea creatures that people tend to be familiar with are pretty weird. Take flounder, with their flat bodies a… [+8988 chars]
Ever since they were discovered in 2018, fast blue optical transients (FBOTs) have utterly surprised and completely confounded both observational and theoretical astrophysicists. So hot that they g… [+5267 chars]
11 with 7 posters participating Produced and directed by Corey Eisenstein. Click here for transcript. After spending three episodes looking to the heavensfirst at dark matter, then Mars, then black… [+1412 chars]
The humanoid species known as Homo floresiensis is believed by retired ethnobiologist Gregory Forth to be still alive. Remains of the species were first found on the Indonesian island of Flores by t… [+1231 chars]
NASA: After the quiet last week without any asteroid activity, two dangerous looking asteroids are now making their way towards Earth and will make their closest approach on Friday, April 22. The Ame… [+2114 chars]
From the muscle fibers that move us to the enzymes that replicate our DNA, proteins are the molecular machinery that makes life possible. Protein function heavily depends on their three-dimensional … [+6439 chars]
The Kardashev Scale assesses a civilization based on its capacity to harness the energy of the cosmos. The higher up the scale, the better the civilization is at using the abundant energy of its surr… [+2717 chars]
The skies of Hawaii had a marvelous show on display just a few days ago. The night skies over the island lit up by a tiny speck that resembled a 'flying whirlpool'. The spiral structure spun and spun… [+1083 chars]
In 2012, Yale University scientists published a study announcing the identification of a planet rich in diamonds. Called 55 Cancri e, the planet is "possibly covered in diamond, rather than water and… [+1480 chars]
While crystallization is a ubiquitous and necessary process, the microscopic picture of crystal nucleation is yet to be established. It is important to develop the tiny picture of crystal nucleation … [+1753 chars]
NASA's next-generation spaceship, Orion, is designed to take humans farther than they've ever gone before. During Artemis I, an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep spac… [+2039 chars]
NASA: After the quiet last week without any asteroid activity, two dangerous looking asteroids are now making their way towards Earth and will make their closest approach on Friday, April 22. The Ame… [+2114 chars]
