Scientists have discovered a city-size lake hidden deep underneath the world's largest ice sheet, and it could unlock the secrets of the sheet's 34 million-year history. The hidden lake — which has… [+3981 chars]
A new study performed at the University of Eastern Finland has shown that variations caused in both the size and distribution of the pine beauty moth population are connected to higher temperatures. … [+2581 chars]
In our sun's neighborhood of the Milky Way Galaxy is a relatively bright star, and in it, astronomers have been able to identify the widest range of elements in a star beyond our solar system yet. T… [+5143 chars]
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A long-standing quest for science and technology has been to develop electronics and information processing that operate near the fastest timescales allowed by the laws of nature. A promising way to… [+7264 chars]
On the morning of 17 March, the worlds largest set of doors rolled open to reveal an aerospace marvel at the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida. There, in NASAs biggest building, stood i… [+15804 chars]
image: Historic forest on Telegrafenberg in Potsdam as part of a heritage site and scientific campus. The study shows that large-scale afforestation has implications beyond country borders and even c… [+3873 chars]
SpaceX still envisions 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 … [+1562 chars]
NASA's most iconic space telescope has spotted a star that survived the violent death of its companion. When a massive star reaches the end of its life, it explodes in a brilliant burst of light, a… [+4392 chars]
The go-to materials for building home furniture, décor and floors are composite wood products that come in large sheets. But the glues and resins holding together particleboard, fiberboard and plywoo… [+2701 chars]
A new lightweight, 3D printed smart architected material created by an international team of engineers is inspired by the cellular shapes of natural materials. Image Credit: University of Glasgow. … [+3854 chars]
Jars of 150-year-old platypus and echidna specimens that prove some mammals lay eggs have been discovered at an English museum. Collected in the late 1800s by the scientist William Caldwell, the tin… [+2400 chars]