Imagine a computer that can think as fast as the human brain while using very little energy. Thats the goal of scientists seeking to discover or develop materials that can send and process signals as… [+7408 chars]
A bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus is widespread and generally harmless, but can cause infections known as "opportunistic infections." These occur when the bacteria take advantage of certain sit… [+3202 chars]
Sperm meets egg, setting off a cascade of events leading to the creation of an embryo. But how do developing cellswhich all contain the same genetic informationdecide what to be when they grow up? Ho… [+4245 chars]
Ever wondered what the void sounds like? NASA has just released an audio recording from inside a black hole - the largest in the universe. From inside the Perseus black hole, listeners are invited t… [+1668 chars]
Lewis Pinault is a partner at Airbus Ventures , where he invests and serves as board director for space technology related startups across the globe. A NASA-trained meteoriticist, he is also a resea… [+14111 chars]
Two visits from NASA's most venerable space telescope offers a stunning galactic portrait indeed. A newly released image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the mesmerizing spiral of a galaxy ca… [+2134 chars]
Alterations in metabolic processes are a hallmark of cancer and can lead to a tumor environment that is acidic. As a result, cancer cells must adapt to survive in this inhospitable environment. In a … [+3717 chars]
<ul><li>Giant asteroid the size of a building flies by earth Monday night.</li><li>Asteroid is officially named 467460 (2006 JF42).</li><li>It was 5.7 million kilometers from our planet.</li></ul> A… [+874 chars]
NASA's InSight Mars lander has detected the largest quake ever observed on another planet, NASA said on Monday. An estimated magnitude-5.0 quake was detected by the lander on May 4, 2022, the 1,222n… [+620 chars]
The Antarctic ice is finding its secrets harder and harder to keep. Deep below the ice of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, the largest ice sheet in the world, scientists have confirmed the existence of… [+3789 chars]
NASAs mission to examine the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche is nearing its launch date. In a recent update, the US space agency revealed August 1 as the possible launch date from Launch Complex 39A at… [+2261 chars]
Thanks to their easily fossilized exoskeleton, trilobites largely dominate the fossil record of early complex animal life. However, trilobite appendages and the anatomy of the underside of their body… [+4340 chars]
