Holes help make sponges and English muffins useful (and, in the case of the latter, delicious). Without holes, they wouldnt be flexible enough to bend into small crevices, or to sop up the perfect am… [+5205 chars]
Editors Voxis a blog from AGUs Publications Department. During an earthquake, the strength of a fault decreases dramatically and instantaneously. Afterwards the fault heals and regains its strength,… [+8557 chars]
The origin of life on Earth is one of the great mysteries of science, but new research says that the answer is so simple that not only could a high school chemistry class reproduce it, but it might h… [+3509 chars]
An asteroid the size of three blue whales just zoomed past Earth, but don't worry, Earthlings were not at risk from this space rock. The asteroid missed the planet by more than 2.2 million miles (3.… [+2062 chars]
If you're looking for a serious bit of stargazing equipment or looking to invest in a Father's Day gift of a lifetime, you can now save $600 on the Unistellar eVscope eQuinox when you grab it from th… [+2181 chars]
In a readiness test, scientists hid knowledge of infamous asteroid Apophis from their systems to see if it would be picked up during the 2020-21 close approach. The good news is that it was, increasi… [+3638 chars]
Placeholder while article actions load Dig a hole in the ground, stick in a seed, and water it. Weeks later youll have a nice tomato or pepper or lettuce leaf to eat. But not on the moon. The moons… [+2898 chars]
Humans could need some surprising things to survive on Mars according to new research. getty When will humans land on Mars? A recent report suggested 2038 as the most likely launch year for a crew… [+4108 chars]
Newswise — New models that show how the continents were assembled are providing fresh insights into the history of the Earth and will help provide a better understanding of natural hazards like earth… [+2925 chars]
As youre reading this sentence, the cells in your brain, called neurons, are sending rapid-fire electrical signals between each other, transmitting information. Theyre doing so via tiny, specialized … [+2775 chars]
In the last few years, astronomers have achieved an incredible milestone: the detection of gravitational waves, vanishingly weak ripples in the fabric of space and time emanating from some of the mos… [+5107 chars]
Attractant food odor represses fmo-2 to limit longevity We developed an integrated single-copy mCherry reporter driven by the fmo-2 promoter to measure fmo-2 induction. The reporter is primarily exp… [+33129 chars]
