Millions of monarch butterflies migrate each fall to a specific cluster of mountain peaks in central Mexico. How exactly they navigate to their winter home, and the way they choose their path, is a t… [+3248 chars]
Scientists have published a new study revealing the largest marsquakes ever recorded. Like Earth, Mars can experience massive seismic events which can cause the surface of the Red Planet to shift. T… [+3092 chars]
Two-pore channels (TPCs) are ancient ion channels present in the cells of both animals and plants. In animals, including humans, these ion channels play important roles in biological activities in va… [+4315 chars]
An international team of researchers led by Professor Min Seok Jang of KAIST and Professor Victor W. Brar of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has demonstrated a widely applicable methodology enabl… [+3807 chars]
A new Rice University-led analysis of the remains of ancient predators reveals new information about how prehistoric humans didor didn'tfind their food. "Sabertooth carcass consumption behavior and … [+2239 chars]
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When and how medium-sized black holes- between the size of a stellar-mass black hole and a supermassive black hole- form remains unclear. Most of the theories for their formation rely on conditions f… [+2482 chars]
Skip to content The bot could one day bounce across the moon for NASA. A new jumping robot can soar nearly 100 feet into the air with a single leap and one day it might use the ability to explore t… [+1808 chars]
A partial solar eclipse flitted across parts of South America and Antarctica over the weekend. It was a narrow viewing area for people on Earth, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administratio… [+1004 chars]
The NASA Perseverance Mars Rover captured absolutely magnificent HD footage of a rarely seen solar eclipse featuring Phobos, one of two moons orbiting the Red Planet using its onboard Mastcam-Z camer… [+516 chars]
The Netflix series Black Mirror predicted robot dogs, but it overlooked the possibility of another athletic, probably more benign tech critter. A new machine with jumping capabilities from the Uni… [+4089 chars]
New research indicates why hugs and other varieties of “pleasant touch” feel good. The study in mice identifies a chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cells that transmit the sensat… [+5020 chars]
