Using stretches of fibre optic cables as sensors could enable continuous, real-time monitoring of conditions at the bottom of oceans and seas, and below the planets surface, researchers say. Despite… [+2293 chars]
A brand-new meteor shower could light up tonight's Memorial Day holiday sky on Monday and Tuesday (May 30-31) or it may be a big bust. But either way, you'll be able to watch it live online. Called… [+3801 chars]
What is a solar system? A solar system is essentially a star orbited by one or more planets bound to it by its gravitational pull. Our solar system is home to eight planets, several dwarf planets, ov… [+6612 chars]
image: Left: 3D visualization from the magnetotelluric scan of Erebus interior (red is most conductive and magma rich); Right: schematic depiction of magmatic processes. Upward flow from a deep crust… [+8607 chars]
Antarctica has long been a land of mystery and heroic feats made famous by the explorations of James Ross, Roald Amundsen, Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton. A key piece of the puzzle for understand… [+8392 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 disc… [+6089 chars]
Olfactory receptors, present on the surface of sensory neurons in the nasal cavity, recognize odorant molecules and relay this information to the brain. How do these neurons manage to detect a large … [+4956 chars]
This guest post was written by Danny Baker, an undergraduate student at the University of Connecticut, for an assignment in the Fall 2021 Foundations of Modern Astrophysics class taught by Professor … [+8497 chars]
Water hidden on the moon for eons could be utilised as a resource for a future moon base (Credits: Getty) The moon could hold enough water under its surface to meet the needs of a moonbase and to us… [+3802 chars]
Olfactory receptors, present on the surface of sensory neurons in the nasal cavity, recognize odorant molecules and relay this information to the brain. How do these neurons manage to detect a large … [+4956 chars]
An international research team has now succeeded in detecting hydrotrioxides (ROOOH) for the first time under atmospheric conditions. Until now, there was only speculation that these organic compound… [+4249 chars]
arc: A curve, often mapping out what appears to be part of a circle. astronomer: A scientist who works in the field of research that deals with celestial objects, space and the physical universe. B… [+2525 chars]
