Two Philoponella prominens spiders mating. If the male is fast enough, it will catapult itself to safety. Shichang Zhang Some female spiders have a reputation of eating their mates after copulation… [+1779 chars]
A rare conjunction of Venus (brightest) and Jupiter (to the left, up) will occur this weekend. This ... [+] image was taken in the Monument Valley area, Arizona. getty What are those two really br… [+3103 chars]
Post-starburst (PSB) galaxies represent a rapid transitional phase between major, gas-rich mergers and gas-poor, quiescent early-type galaxies. Post-starburst galaxies were previously thought to sca… [+6412 chars]
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is surprisingly Earth-like when it comes to landscape formations, according to new models produced by planetary scientists. When looked at from space, the moon, larger … [+8611 chars]
Determining the history of Mars, how it formed and evolved over time, has been a goal of both orbiter and rover missions to the Red Planet for decades. Analyzing data from several of these Mars miss… [+5399 chars]
Even the smallest organism can have a major influence on the evolution of life on Earth. Microscopic algae that inhabit the sunlit waters of the ocean surface are not only responsible for about half … [+7268 chars]
ByInstitute for Basic ScienceApril 26, 2022 Chirality preference in living matter may arise spontaneously to optimize energy harvesting. When one holds a right hand in front of a mirror, the reflec… [+5528 chars]
If "Jurassic Park" fueled your interest in dinosaurs, genetics, and all things ancient, you aren't alone. There's an entire field dedicated to looking for ancient DNAmolecular paleontologythat predat… [+7241 chars]
The universe is losing a galaxy. Recent images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope show two galaxies in the process of merging. Dubbed “Angel Wing” due to its symmetrical appearance, the collisi… [+3015 chars]
An international team of astronomers have analysed archival data of 25 Hot Jupiterexoplanets, answering important unanswered questions about these gas giants with extreme atmospheric conditions. Hot … [+7193 chars]
NASA and SpaceX are making final preparations for the launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) from Kennedy Space Centers Launch Complex 39A. The Crew-4 astronauts were orig… [+2062 chars]
Bloodworms are not for the faint-hearted. These fleshy-looking marine tubes might look harmless from a distance, but don't be deceived. Bloodworms (aka 'bristle worms' of the genus Glycera) are carn… [+3302 chars]
