Ten years ago, a new technology called CRISPR-CAS9, made it possible for scientists to change the genetic code of living organisms. As revolutionary as it was, the tool had its limitations. Like the … [+5570 chars]
We have a glimpse now of NASA's latest vision for its first crewed Mars mission. The agency released (opens in new tab) its top objectives for a 30-day, two-person Mars surface mission on Tuesday (M… [+3141 chars]
The sonification of galaxy cluster Abell 370. The Hubble Telescope of American space agency NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has shared a video on its official Instagram page fro… [+1349 chars]
Stressed forest in the Western US. Credit: William Anderegg Planting a tree appears to be a generally positive thing to do for the environment. After all, trees take in carbon dioxide, offsetting so… [+2802 chars]
Sugars, amino acids, drugs - chiral molecules are everywhere. Researchers in the AQUACHIRAL project at the Fritz-Haber-Institut have used X-rays to study hair-thin liquid jets of these molecules. Usi… [+3605 chars]
Mustelids are the most ecologically and taxonomically diverse family within the order Carnivora. From the tayra in the neotropics to the wolverine in the subarctic, they inhabit a variety of ecologic… [+4867 chars]
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Artemis Spyrou, Michigan State University and Dennis Mücher, University of Guelph(T… [+7156 chars]
Gustavo Menezes, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Head of the Center for Gastrointestinal Biology at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Nikolay Nikolov, Ph.D., Senior Video Journalist at The New Y… [+5408 chars]
Published: 9:42pm, 24 May, 2022 Updated: 9:42pm, 24 May, 2022
Observations of a young binary star system have led astronomers to new insights into how planets might form. In a system with two or more stars, planetary disks are cyclically sloshed about by the co… [+2494 chars]
(Pocket-lint) - Each year, travel photography blog Capture the Atlas puts on an awards competition to find the Milky Way Photographer of the Year. This year, 25 of the best photos have been selecte… [+10569 chars]
LONG BEACH, Calif. The launch of a NASA mission to the asteroid Psyche has been delayed at least a month and a half because of a problem with the spacecrafts software, the agency confirmed May 23. I… [+2486 chars]
