High up in the canopy of the California redwood forests, the wandering salamander lives, eats and soars. Scientists are marveling at the skydiving amphibians and their ability to effortlessly glide a… [+2173 chars]
A laser pulse that sidesteps the inherent symmetry of light waves could manipulate quantum information, potentially bringing us closer to room temperature quantum computing.The study, led by research… [+4656 chars]
NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shares an image of striking pair of an elliptical galaxy NGC 541 and an unusual star-forming, irregular dwarf galaxy known as Minkowski’s Object. Located at circa 230 … [+1439 chars]
Why are Ediacaran fossils so important?Apart from the incredible luck of them actually being found, these fossils represent one of the most important steps in the evolution of life on this planet. As… [+10826 chars]
Chromosomal evolution and signatures in Oecomys (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) As mentioned above, there is a large variation in 2n from 54 to 86 and in FNa from 62 to 140 among the Oecomys species, with… [+19766 chars]
Graphene, formed from hexagonal rings of carbon atoms, has been dubbed a wonder material since its invention 17 years ago. Its creation won the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics, and dozens, perhaps hundr… [+3307 chars]
ByUniversity of St. AndrewsMay 24, 2022Radio image of the neutral hydrogen gas in the galaxy AGC 114905. Its inclination is estimated from the black ellipse, which fits the data better. Assuming the … [+5312 chars]
Chinas Zhurong rover is currently in safe mode as it waits out a Martian dust storm, according to Chinese state-run media, and it may remain in safe mode until the end of 2022. Zhurong landed on Mar… [+1914 chars]
For 25 years, researchers have been searching for the source of a natural chemical that had shown promise in initial studies for treating cancer. Now, researchers at the University of Utah (U of U) H… [+2995 chars]
For the first time, researchers have mapped elusive gas clouds that are believed to hold clues about galactic evolution and star formation in the early days of the universe. Using the W. M. Keck Ob… [+3001 chars]
