Not to alarm anyone, but several scientists are saying we need to revamp our entire understanding of the universe. Instead of a uniformly expanding cosmos that looks more or less the same anywhere yo… [+1999 chars]
image: Yuta Dobashi, a graduate of UBCs master in biomedical engineering program, and faculty advisor Dr. John Madden, professor of electrical and computer engineering in the faculty of applied scien… [+4839 chars]
WASHINGTON - Small rocket builder Rocket Lab USA Inc. is gearing up for a mission that seems more appropriate for a big-budget action movie: catching a falling four-storey rocket booster with a hel… [+2840 chars]
Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered that body size is more important than body shape in determining the energy economy of swimming for aquatic animals. This study, published toda… [+4905 chars]
Scientists have been studying the sediments within Mars' Gale crater for many years using orbital data sets, but thanks to the Curiosity rover driving across these deposits we can also obtain up-clos… [+5707 chars]
Studying mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a neural circuit and a neuropeptidea chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cellsthat… [+5460 chars]
An artists rendering of a crewed Martian bio-manufactory powered by photovoltaics and capable of ... [+] synthesizing food and pharmaceuticals, manufacturing biopolymers and recycling biological wast… [+4768 chars]
What is that large dark smudge on Jupiters side? It may remind you of a certain scene from the sci-fi film 2010: The Year We Make Contact, where a growing black spot appears in Jupiter’s atmosphere. … [+2710 chars]
An international team of astronomers headed by Dr. Benjamin Thomas of The University of Texas at Austin has utilized data from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) at the university’s McDonald Observator… [+5438 chars]
Quantum weirdness is opening new doors for electron microscopes, powerful tools used for high-resolution imaging. Two new advances from the lab of University of Oregon physicist Ben McMorran are ref… [+4659 chars]
Researchers have found that a species of wee venomless orb weaver known as Philoponella prominens uses a truly unique strategy to prevent marital disharmony. After mating, the males bounce. Literally… [+4281 chars]
