Some 252 million years ago the world was going through a tumultuous period of rapid global warming. To understand what caused it, scientists have looked to one particular event in which a volcanic e… [+4347 chars]
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The emission of greenhouse gases threatens the global environment, and scientists around the world are increasingly committed to addressing this issue. While many research groups focus on carbon diox… [+1760 chars]
Enlarge/ NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter has been flying across the red planet for more than a year. 61 with 44 posters participating The achievement of powered flight on another world is one of t… [+3574 chars]
Start-up SpinLaunch has an innovative way of demonstrating how we can send payloads into orbit without the need for chemical propellent from the get-go. Basically, spin the payload incredibly fast in… [+1697 chars]
The location is reddish not only in photographs, but also in person. Thats because the planet appears to have iron oxide all over its surface, the result of atmospheric components interacting with th… [+2184 chars]
Until a few decades ago, no human being had ever been away from gravity’s loving embrace. As the era of space exploration dawns, it’s still unclear how long stretches without gravity will affect the … [+2513 chars]
image: Molecules in liquids are in constant motion and can flow freely. However, even a drop or bubble can create complex structures that make scientists' heads spin.view more Credit: Source IPC PA… [+7231 chars]
image: Left: False-colour image of the zoospore of an oomycete (Phytophthora parasitica). Note that the anterior flagellum has the appearance of tinsel while the posterior flagellum is smooth. Right:… [+2782 chars]
China could soon begin its first space-based hunt for exoplanets, if a proposal from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SAO) gets the go-ahead this summer. The Earth 2.0 Telescope would spend fo… [+6095 chars]
When Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine amidst accusations of Nazism and NATO aggression, it left most of its credibility behind. What’s left of its credibility is in shreds as Russia lurches … [+7193 chars]
image: The structure of poly-eta, an enzyme that helps direct DNA replication. A time-resolved crystallography study of the enzyme at Rice University uncovered the importance of a third metal ion tha… [+7636 chars]
