Although invisible to us, every teaspoon of seawater contains more than a million marine bacteria. These tiny microbes play pivotal roles in governing the chemical cycles that control our climate and… [+3398 chars]
Looking for alien life just got interesting as new research has found similarities between the geographical features in Greenland and Jupiters Moon Europa. Experts from Stanford University using ice-… [+2972 chars]
Since its inception, the Internet has fundamentally changed all parts of human society for both good and ill, and medical research is no exception. The fast pace of change enabled by digital technolo… [+2733 chars]
The Moon has more than 9,000 visible craters scattered across its surface. They were caused by the impact of meteors, comets and asteroids, and are not evenly distributed. The dark side of the satell… [+1186 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]
MiniThis will be the first of two partial solar eclipses in 2022, as the second will occur on 25 October 2022.
Intriguing new information has arrived straight from Mars, the current planet that appears to be the most studied by scientists ever. We think what they discovered is truly incredible; What exactly a… [+2133 chars]
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Using the MeerKAT radio telescope, an international team of astronomers have detected radio flares on a nearby M dwarf star known as SCR 17463214. The finding, reported in a paper published April 7 o… [+3763 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]
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]
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]