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]
Everyone loves looking at the Moon, especially through a telescope. To see those dark and light patches scattered across its surface brings about a sense of awe and wonder to anyone who looks up at t… [+4692 chars]
After four years of digging for fossils in a churchyard in York, Pennsylvania, amateur paleontologist Chris Haefner made an intriguing find. I knew it was worth keeping, he said. He posted his discov… [+5967 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]
We start by exploring the MottAnderson physics at zero temperature via the entanglement as a function of interaction. In Fig. 1a we consider several concentrations of impurities with a fixed strength… [+7021 chars]
Versatile catalysts with new features and functions could revolutionize scientists' synthetic strategies, paving the way for high-value chemicals and a greener chemical industry. In search of such ca… [+3578 chars]
The National Guard Bureau has taken a bold step toward securing and enhancing Warfighter brain health, and ensuring cognitive combat readiness with the launch of a new initiative to measure, track an… [+4758 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]
In a 2018 study, Carell and his team reported that the classic nucleotides and the noncanonical nucleotides likely all evolved at the same time before the dawn of life. Some of those in transfer and … [+4348 chars]
Meteors arent rare: There are space particles falling toward Earth constantly, and if you look closely for long enough on any given evening, youre likely to see one or more streaking through the dark… [+1640 chars]
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New soft robots can navigate complex environments like mazes without input from humans or computer software, new research shows. “These soft robots demonstrate a concept called ‘physical intelligenc… [+3200 chars]
