It might be hard to fathom now, but the human exploration of the solar system isn't going to stop at the moon and Mars. Eventually, our descendants will spread throughout the solar systemfor those in… [+4357 chars]
Before the Earth and other planets formed, the young sun was still surrounded by cosmic gas and dust. Over the millennia, rock fragments of various sizes formed from the dust. Many of these became bu… [+5314 chars]
May 24 2022Reviewed by Alex Smith The creation of materials that can trap carbon dioxide emitted by a variety of industrial facilities is one potential option for addressing the rising climate catas… [+4578 chars]
Olfactory exposure to late-pregnant and lactating mice produces analgesia in male but not female mice in the radiant heat paw-withdrawal test. (A and B) Latency to hind paw-withdrawal (s) from radian… [+3618 chars]
Nobel laureate Otto Hahn is credited with the discovery of nuclear fission. Fission is one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century, yet Hahn considered something else to be his best sci… [+7449 chars]
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]
On the hunt for radioactive isotopes In the early 1900s, scientists were on the hunt for new radioactive elements. An element is considered radioactive if it spontaneously releases particles in a pr… [+5596 chars]
A new technique for studying defects in semiconductor materials could lead to improved speed, power and performance of electronic devices by revealing the atomic-level limitations of advanced materia… [+6222 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]
NASA is planning a mission to demonstrate the ability to repair and upgrade satellites in Earth orbit. The mission, called OSAM-1 (On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing-1), will send a robo… [+9450 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]
A robot that looks like a piece of rotini pasta can propel itself through a maze without humans helping it. Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Pennsylvania devel… [+2531 chars]
