A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has launched on April 27 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, taking four astronauts and new cargo to the International Space Station (ISS). The Falcon 9 recently li… [+1684 chars]
image: Person runningview more Credit: Mohammad Mohammad As race season approaches, many runners have the same goal: go faster. But in a study publishing April 28 in the journal Current Biology, r… [+3314 chars]
Canadian lawmakers passed an amendment to the nations Criminal Code to allow for the prosecution of crimes committed on the Moon. Reuters pic OTTAWA, April 29 Canadian lawmakers on Thursday passed a… [+1672 chars]
The next time you're fidgeting in an uncomfortable seat on a crowded train or airplane and wishing for a better way to travel, be grateful that you aren't a tardigrade. For these near-microscopic ani… [+4986 chars]
In countless superhero movies, characters' abilities to leap to absurd heights fuel over-the-top fight scenes and strain storylines. Now, researchers have developed a simple robot that can actually s… [+1881 chars]
Graphene-based micro-supercapacitors (EG-MSCs) combine the distinct properties of graphene and the advantages of planar device configuration to maximize charge storage. Therefore, they can provide mo… [+2768 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 today … [+4307 chars]
WASHINGTON - The fossils of three ichthyosaurs -- giant marine reptiles that patrolled primordial oceans -- have been discovered high up in the Swiss Alps, and include the largest ever tooth found fo… [+1772 chars]
Two Russian cosmonauts will spend hours spacewalking outside the International Space Station today (April 28) and you can watch them work in the void live online. Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis… [+2116 chars]
In the winter, the woods of New Hampshire are littered with small, frozen frogs. Although a frozen wood frogs heart does not beat, the frog is not dead. It is in an state of suspended animation: an a… [+748 chars]
Scientists at the Babraham Institute have shown that two RNA binding proteins hold the key to a stronger immune response to influenza in mice. Their findings, published today in Nature Communications… [+3499 chars]
Quantum theory has predicted many phenomena that are difficult, if not impossible, to observe in practice. One particularly tricky example is the Unruh effect, which would take longer than the age of… [+3772 chars]
