Cryospheric ecosystems are some of the oldest on the planet. EPFL scientists have found that the microorganisms living in them have a unique genetic signature. They performed an inventory of the micr… [+3722 chars]
The application of visible-driven photocatalysts for wastewater remediation has aroused interest as a viable and long-term approach. A paper published in the journal Environmental Research discussed … [+5378 chars]
Pebble accretion is now a favored theory for how gas giant cores are made, and many astronomers argue it may be taking place in those ALMA images, allowing giant planets to form in the first few mill… [+6643 chars]
After Earth, Mars is the planet we all cant get enough of it seems. In terms of how readers respond to news about these celestial orbs, Id rank Jupiter third and Pluto (not even a planet!) fourth, … [+6592 chars]
At the current rate of retreat the vast glaciers, which extend deep into the heart of the ice sheet, could contribute as much as 3.4 meters to global sea level rise over the next several centuries. … [+5715 chars]
The Human Genome Project was an ambitious initiative to sequence every piece of human DNA. The project drew together collaborators from research institutions around the world, including MIT's Whitehe… [+8043 chars]
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is gearing up to start operations this summer, and one of its many assignments will be to search for primeval black holes in the early universe. A supermassive bla… [+3185 chars]
This paper is a result of a collaboration between Emily Weiss and Samuel I. Stupp and their joint effort as part of the Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science(CBES) at Northwestern. Weiss, a professo… [+3074 chars]
<ul><li>A small meteorite hit the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope in May. </li><li>This was the fifth and largest hit to the telescope since its December launch. </li><li>One of the telescope'… [+2457 chars]
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PhysNASA simulation suggests some volcanoes might warm climate, destroy ozone layerTectonic map of the Earth. Hasterok et al./Earth-Sci.Rev. Based on a series of models considering how the continen… [+3969 chars]
Scientists in Australia have discovered that superworms can live and even grow on a diet of only polystyrene, also known colloquially as Styrofoam. Superworm is a common name for the larval stages of… [+2079 chars]
