According to a team of scientists led by Harvard researchers, analysis of some very rare, ancient, and nearly indestructible crystals – zircons – has shed light on when the plate tectonics might have… [+3615 chars]
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By Doug Norrie | 2 hours ago Ever been able to see a moon crash all the way into a planet before? Me neither, but one day folks might get that very chance. Though its going to take a while. Scienti… [+2717 chars]
If you live in Ontario, keep your eyes peeled for "suspicious rocks." On Sunday (April 17), skywatching cameras in the Canadian province recorded a massive fireball that likely produced tens to hund… [+2257 chars]
Most of us know how to run on a basic level, but if youre reading this then the chances are that youre interested in honing your technique. If you really want to do it properly, its time to break d… [+7865 chars]
The Project director of Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), Omran Sharaf has lauded Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and hoped for more collaborations in the future. The Emirates Mars Mission is U… [+5548 chars]
The chemical element phosphorus (P) is one of the essential building blocks of all biological life and, based on it, a function-giving component of many products: in medicines, food products or ferti… [+2568 chars]
The earliest documented case of an aurora, the fleeting but brilliantly colored lights that sometimes illuminate the night sky, dates to the early 10th century B.C., a new study on an ancient Chinese… [+4324 chars]
One of the better days in Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) history occurred in April 2009. That’s when the White House and Department of Energy (DOE) announced that PNNL would be lead or… [+10054 chars]
In a multidisciplinary project, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech-Lorraine used terahertz imaging and signal processing techniques to look beneath the corroded surfa… [+5415 chars]
They should all be visible this month. NASA The pre-dawn hours are bringing a planet-spotting party for skywatchers this week. Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn will be visible in a diagonal line, j… [+1686 chars]
Scientists who study stars have detected a previously unknown kind of event called a micronova. The event involves thermonuclear explosions that take place on a star called a white dwarf. The explos… [+3649 chars]
