Simply being exposed to things we're not familiar with new objects or species of animals, for example puts us in learning mode, new research has revealed, and makes us more ready to learn about the n… [+4165 chars]
Japan's welfare ministry to conduct survey on male sexual trauma Japan's welfare ministry is creating for the first time a survey specifically focusing on boys and men victimized by sexual violence,… [+2373 chars]
How important is it to identify killer asteroids before they strike your planet? Ask any dinosaurs. Oh, wait… Granted you also need a way to redirect them, but interest in finding them has picked up … [+1071 chars]
ByUniversity of Colorado at BoulderJune 5, 2022 The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity published in 1905 and general relativity… [+6998 chars]
June will include a rare planet parade, this month as five planets line up in the dawn sky. Even more, theyll be in their proper order from the sun. The view of all five naked-eye planets will greet… [+1426 chars]
For many of us, the past two years have delivered a lesson in not taking things for granted. The chaos of the pandemic disrupted relationships, trade and the privileges we often enjoy without a secon… [+11875 chars]
ByNASAJune 5, 2022 The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) is an orbiting infrared observatory that will complement and extend the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope. It covers longer w… [+4430 chars]
Beginning just after midnight Monday (June 6), technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida are scheduled to begin transporting the agency's huge Artemis 1 moon rocket to its launch pa… [+3573 chars]
ByUniversity of Colorado at BoulderJune 5, 2022 The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity published in 1905 and general relativity… [+6998 chars]
While a warp drive almost certainly isn't a thing that will ever exist, there's no law of physics that says interstellar travel isn't possible. Perhaps that is one reason why the sci-fi idea isn't ou… [+4328 chars]
Scientists have produced the first genetic map of chimpanzees in the wild, offering a detailed reconstruction of the endangered species' past migrations, and a new tool to combat illegal trafficking.… [+4053 chars]
Scientists say convergent evolution is much more common than previously thought.An evolutionary tree, or phylogenetic tree, is a branching diagram showing the evolutionary relationships among various… [+4678 chars]
