Species interactions, including trophic associations, play an important role in shaping ecological communities and their outcome and intensity can be influenced by changing abiotic conditions. Howeve… [+2417 chars]
When cells reproduce, the internal mechanisms that copy DNA get it right nearly every time. Rice University bioscientists have uncovered a tiny detail that helps understand how the process could go w… [+4844 chars]
SpaceX still sees boots on Mars by 2030 and the rocket that will make the trip heading to orbit for the first time as soon as next month. "We should put people on the surface of Mars... in this dec… [+1529 chars]
A team of energy researchers led by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have invented a device that electronically converts one metal so that it behaves like another for use as a catalyst in chem… [+4994 chars]
Sunscreen is essential in protecting humans from UV rays that can lead to skin cancer and other issues. But while it's proven to save people, in many cases, it's also killing coral reefs. Now, new re… [+4790 chars]
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ByU.S. Department of EnergyMay 9, 2022Ultrafast science is the study of processes in atoms, molecules, or materials on a femtosecond scale or faster. A femtosecond is a millionth of a billionth of a … [+4088 chars]
A fateful day some 66 million years ago, a 7.5-mile-wide (12 kilometer) space rock slams into Earth, setting off a series of events that ended the age of dinosaurs. From the dinosaurs' perspective, i… [+3312 chars]
Imagine a computer that can think as fast as the human brain while using very little energy. That's the goal of scientists seeking to discover or develop materials that can send and process signals a… [+7376 chars]
Physicists occasionally come up with bizarre science fiction stories. Some of them turn out to be true, such as Einstein’s theory of the curvature of space and time, which was later confirmed by astr… [+8517 chars]
The magnificent spiral galaxy M99 fills the frame in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. M99which lies roughly 42 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenicesis… [+2091 chars]
ByPeter Dizikes, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMay 9, 2022 A new study shows that compared to native-born citizens, immigrants are more frequently involved in founding companies at all scales… [+6765 chars]
