Gigantic asteroids have smashed into the Earth beforeRIP dinosaursand if were not watching out for all those errant space rocks, they could crash into our world again, with devastating consequences. … [+3005 chars]
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Teams from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and University College London (UCL) have visualized the water distribution in a fuel cell in three dimensions and in real time for the first time by evaluati… [+4324 chars]
Scientists have discovered a neutron star they say could pave the way for a new class of stellar objects. The star was discovered 1,300 light-years away from Earth. Incredibly, the researchers believ… [+2739 chars]
Aqueous droplet formation by liquid-liquid phase separation (or coacervation) in macromolecules is a hot topic in life sciences research. Of these various macromolecules that form droplets, DNA is qu… [+3813 chars]
Three times a day a measurement is transmitted from the National Research Councils Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory to a list of recipients around the world. Some use it directly; others arc… [+3803 chars]
Few good night sky watchers caught a peek of a brand new meteor shower on Monday night when the Earth passed through the debris route of a crumbling comet. The meteor shower glimpsed around 1 a.m. E… [+1107 chars]
In nature, there is a constant evolutionary battle between microbes and their hosts, during which many bacteria secrete specific proteins into the host's cells, aiming to alter its physiology while i… [+2582 chars]
Slices of sutured human skin will be among the special packages that astronauts onboard the International Space Station unbox when their next cargo shipment reaches their home above the clouds this… [+5585 chars]
A new 'super Earth' that is four times bigger than our own planet has been spotted orbiting a star just 36.5 light-years away. The exoplanet, which has been named Ross 508b, was discovered in the so… [+5433 chars]
This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series exploring the red planet. It's hard for me to pick a favorite rock on Mars. There's the "butt crack" and the "flower" and, of course, the stunning … [+1693 chars]
On the way from the place of production to the consumer's plate, about one third of all food worldwide spoils. One reason is unfavorable storage conditions along production and supply chains, includi… [+4399 chars]
