American scientists plan to crack open a salt crystal with liquid inside that may contain still-living microorganisms from 830 million years ago, in research that could provide insight into life on o… [+2545 chars]
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina Many athletes get the "jitters" a feeling of anxiety just prior to competing. For elite athletes, whether they're participating in an individual event or as part of a team, w… [+9207 chars]
Birds that hunt their prey during the night need special adaptations in order to allow them to see in low light conditions and to judge the distance to obstacles in their flight path as well as the d… [+6175 chars]
The May 2022 Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse shines with the aurora above the South Pole Telescope in Antarctica on May 15, 2022 in this photo by astronomer Aman Chokshi. (Image credit: Aman Ch… [+2802 chars]
Fin whales are the second largest creatures on our planet, surpassed only by blue whales. They can reach a length of around 20 metersand require up to two metric tons of food per day. Accordingly, th… [+4740 chars]
Researcher Laura Rossi and her group at TU Delft have found a new way to build synthetic materials out of tiny glass particles — so-called colloids. Together with their colleagues from Queen’s Univer… [+3644 chars]
Here's an idea. Someday in the future, NASA sends four people on a mission to Mars. Two of them land on the surface and live in a pressurized rover while conducting science operations for 30 days. Th… [+2108 chars]
With its mirror segments beautifully aligned and its scientific instruments undergoing calibration, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is just weeks away from full operation. Soon after the first obse… [+5748 chars]
It's time to feast your eyes on the wonders of Webb. A long 25 years have passed, along with $10 billion between when the James Webb Space Telescope was first devised and it finally launched on Dece… [+5408 chars]
Birds that hunt their prey during the night need special adaptations in order to allow them to see in low light conditions and to judge the distance to obstacles in their flight path as well as the d… [+6175 chars]
During heavy storms, the normally stratified layers of water in ocean fjords get mixed, which leads to oxygenation of the fjord floor. But these storm events also result in a spike in methane emissio… [+4722 chars]
MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. A trio of NASAs top people will participate in a teleconference Friday to talk about the status of the next wet dress rehearsal of the Space Launch System (SLS), the agencys moon… [+1807 chars]
