Seeing is believingor, for scientists, the beginning of understanding. Researchers can visualize atomically small details with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) by beaming electrons through the … [+3864 chars]
While the term "shooting star" is a misnomer, seeing a bright object arc across the night sky is a sight to behold. We witness shooting stars when tiny particles collide with Earth's atmosphere and b… [+1639 chars]
The Milky Way is a giant spiral galaxy believed to be made from several smaller dwarf galaxies. Each dwarf galaxies contain a massive black hole, potentially destined to be swallowed by the Milky Way… [+3088 chars]
Kiel: A new study shows an unexpected negative impact of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) on important plankton groups. The findings of the research were published in the journal ‘Nature’. While calcifying org… [+5200 chars]
In the search for new active agents in medicine, molecules whose atoms are linked in rings are becoming increasingly important. Such ring systems have particularly suitable properties for producing s… [+2315 chars]
The DNA “fingerprints” that sea turtles leave behind offer scientists a way to track the health and whereabouts of the endangered animals, say researchers. The study is the first to sequence sea tur… [+5450 chars]
Boeings crew taxi, Starliner capsule, returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Wednesday, completing a repeat test flight before NASA astronauts climb aboard. It was a quick trip ba… [+2405 chars]
Researchers at ETH Zurich have succeeded for the first time in trapping excitonsquasiparticles consisting of negatively charged electrons and positively charged holesin a semiconductor material using… [+5020 chars]
During their lifespans, plants release through their stems and leaves a wide range of biological particles, including fungal spores, pollen, bacteria, viruses, algae, and cell debris. When reaching t… [+2157 chars]
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Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Chile's ALMA seeks to double capacity in a decade after a slow re-opening Now that Chile's ALMA Observatory is running at full force after the… [+3041 chars]
The Trifid Nebula, a well-known region of star formation lying within our own Milky Way Galaxy, appears faint and ghostly in a throwback picture shared by the European Southern Observatory (ESO). Lo… [+1195 chars]
