Plesiosaurs, which lived about 210 million years ago, adapted to life underwater in a unique way: their front and hind legs evolved in the course of evolution to form four uniform, wing-like flippers… [+6142 chars]
The director of the European Southern Observatory, the Spaniard Xavier Barcons said, "We will see something new, rare and extraordinary, in the centre of the galaxy." Huib Jan van Langevelde (project… [+8977 chars]
Scientists have revealed two enzymes that regulate protein degradation of proteins in the cell membrane of plants, and established the roles they play in plant growth and development. Ubiquitin is a… [+3145 chars]
Using a network of 20 telescopes worldwide- The All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN)- astronomers from Ohio State University have identified about 116,000 new variable stars. They later … [+2675 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]
All was amiss with the Sun! In the early 2000s, a new set of data brought down the chemical abundances at the surface of the Sun, contradicting the values predicted by the standard models used by ast… [+4989 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]
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]
As a result of achieving high imaging dynamic range, a team of astronomers in Japan has discovered for the first time a faint radio emission covering a giant galaxy with an energetic black hole at it… [+5595 chars]
The oldest shoe in Norway — a 3,000-year-old bootie from the Bronze Age — is just one of thousands of ancient artifacts that were recovered from the country's melting mountain ice patches in the past… [+4805 chars]
When stars die theyre often not alone, and for the first time astronomers have found a companion to a supernova, lingering long after its sibling destroyed itself. Winds of Change In the last momen… [+3675 chars]
When you see images of astronauts floating around the International Space Station, you can tell something looks different about them. Sure, their hair might be standing on edge, but there's something… [+1136 chars]
