This story is part of Mysteries of the Brain, CNET's deep dive into the infinite complexities of the human brain. Picture a red apple. Great. Now, which of the following describes you? Group 1: Yo… [+6918 chars]
When holding a right hand in front of a mirror, one can see a reflected image of a left hand and vice versa. In 1848, Louis Pasteur discovered that organic molecules are much like our hands: they com… [+4410 chars]
For “Star Wars” fans, the streaking stars seen from the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon as it jumps to hyperspace is a canonical image. But what would a pilot actually see if she could accelerate in… [+6943 chars]
ByStanford UniversityApril 26, 2022 These three mosaics of Titan were composed with data from Cassinis visual and infrared mapping spectrometer taken during the last three Titan flybys, on October 2… [+4201 chars]
The two largest marsquakes to date have been recorded in the Red Planet's 'shadow zone' but they would only have rattled the dishes here on Earth. According to seismologists and astronomers, the tw… [+8094 chars]
Working with tiny bacteria, Michigan State University researchers led by Lee Kroos have made a discovery that could have big implications for biology. The researchers revealed a new way that nature … [+8316 chars]
Late Monday night a Twitter account posted a video that purported to show what the moon looks like from the North Pole. The Internet was mesmerized and people were in awe of what nature could do. The… [+902 chars]
After scrutinizing a staggering one thousand hours of telescope data -- divided between observations from NASA's Hubble and Spitzer -- international scientists discovered that a bunch of exoplanets s… [+4093 chars]
Research | Science | UW News blog April 26, 2022 This artists impression highlights the compactness of molecular gas in a post-starburst galaxy and its lack of star formation.ALMA/S. Dagnello … [+5427 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]
ByStanford UniversityApril 26, 2022 These three mosaics of Titan were composed with data from Cassinis visual and infrared mapping spectrometer taken during the last three Titan flybys, on October 2… [+4201 chars]
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]
