A forest's ability to regenerate after devastating wildfires, droughts or other disturbances depends largely on seed production. Findings from two new studies led by Duke University researchers could… [+4687 chars]
The secret to what drives powerful solar flares is literally in the palm of your hand. Astronomers have discovered that one of the most important magnetic effect at work on the sun is the same one … [+3421 chars]
A University of Arizona tree-ring expert is closer than ever to pinning down the date of the infamous Thera volcano eruption -- a goal she has pursued for decades.Charlotte Pearson, an associate prof… [+6132 chars]
A galaxy is an astronomical structure containing millions to billions of stars, gas, and dust bound together by gravity. Interestingly, there is no agreed-upon definition of what a galaxy is. Even wi… [+14184 chars]
Scientists have detected the brightest pulsar ever observed outside the Milky Way, revealing the true identity of a far-off luminous object previously mistaken for a distant galaxy. Pulsars are incr… [+4475 chars]
A group of rare diseases called ciliopathies -- polycystic kidney disease notable among them -- emerge from defects in cilia. These are the tiny hairlike structures on the surface of almost every cel… [+3331 chars]
A study published in "Earth-Science Reviews" revealed in October 2020 that lava tubes on Mars and the moon could be used to build safe habitats that protect humans from radiation. The study recognize… [+1503 chars]
Infectious diseases such as malaria remain a leading cause of death in many regions. This is partly because people there dont have access to medical diagnostic tools that can detect these diseases (a… [+5085 chars]
Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids.In fact it’s cold as hell Elton John, Rocketman Mars is hard. Only 26 of 56 missions sent to Mars have been successful. Landing on Mars is especially… [+13043 chars]
New Delhi: The European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project will hold a press conference to present new Milky Way results from the EHT. In 2019, the EHT collabora… [+3226 chars]
Until now, the discovery of new materials and the development of materials highly depends on the experiences gained by many experimental tries and thus are very time-consuming. Controllable materials… [+3319 chars]
As per the news story of Flying Magazine, the aircraft, known as the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), will be retired this year after hundreds of missions to study the moon, … [+2999 chars]
