The mystery behind where the earth ends and space begins has been an open question for centuries. However, the answer is extremely simple - the Karman line. The FAI which keeps records of aeronautic… [+1547 chars]
How clean are the cooking oils we use in our homes? What about the cooking oils used at restaurants? Recently, a team of researchers at POSTECH often called fluorescent alchemists has developed a str… [+2350 chars]
When a cell divides normally, it makes a copy of every chromosome and then shares them equally between the two new cells. This function is carried out by a complex machine in the cell called the mito… [+2128 chars]
Cold-survival strategies in animals. Species (tan circles) can utilize one of three axes (migration, torpor or cold resistance) to facilitate survival in freezing environments. Species may utilize ju… [+5686 chars]
Have you heard that on May 6, 2002 this Friday! an asteroid the size of the Great Pyramid in Giza may hit Earth? You might have if you listen to conspiracy-laden YouTube videos and news sites onl… [+5246 chars]
Using a helicopter to catch a falling rocket is such a complex task that Peter Beck likens it to a "supersonic ballet." Rocket Lab, the company that Beck founded, partially pulled off the feat Tuesd… [+2222 chars]
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a faster, less expensive technique for producing hindered amines -- a class of chemicals used as building blocks in products ranging from… [+3395 chars]
What would you do if a massive asteroid was coming our way? We've all likely enacted disaster movie scenarios in our heads. Thankfully though, we won't have to witness one on May 6, despite recent r… [+2959 chars]
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which is tasked to keep a constant eye on the happenings on the solar surface, captured the image of a moderate solar flare erupting on the evening of May 3rd… [+2127 chars]
ByUniversity of California - San DiegoMay 4, 2022 Scientists used tools of genetics research similar to those used in genealogical research to evaluate the diversity of marine life off the Californi… [+6032 chars]
The sun's gravitational field could be used as a giant magnifying glass to observe distant exoplanets in a much greater detail than is currently possible, a new study suggests. In the study, a team… [+3964 chars]
