Banner image: A penguin navigates sea ice in Antarctica. (Credit: John Weller) A new report from the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) reveals how climate change is significantly imp… [+3668 chars]
Starquakes, stellar DNA and other unique insights have been detected in the latest data release from the ESA’s Gaia mission. The latest “treasure trove” of data from the European Space Agency (ESA) … [+3345 chars]
The outer skin of our planetthe critical zonestretches from treetops to the lower limits of groundwater. In this layer, interactions between rock, soil, water, air, and living organisms shape Earth's… [+2277 chars]
To identify the genes, the researchers used data from 723,266 persons from 17 studies who had clinically diagnosed or self-reported hearing impairment and examined genetic tests previously conducted … [+4470 chars]
The origin of consciousness is one of the greatest mysteries of science. One proposed solution, first suggested by Nobel Laureate and Oxford mathematician Roger Penrose and anesthesiologist Stuart Ha… [+7351 chars]
Quantitative characterization of interactions between nanoparticles (NPs) and proteins via a high-throughput manner is challenging. In an article published in the journal Analytical Chemistry, resear… [+6421 chars]
From a zoomed out, distant view, star-forming cloud L483 appears normal. But when a Northwestern University-led team of astrophysicists zoomed in closer and closer, things became weirder and weirder.… [+4611 chars]
In this series of posts, we sit down with a few of the plenary speakers of the 240th AAS meeting to learn more about them and their research. You can see a full schedule of their talks here, and read… [+7123 chars]
When our sun exhausts the hydrogen fuel in its core some 5 billion years from now, it will expand to become a red giant, engulfing the inner planets. The dynamics and possible outcomes of planetary e… [+2976 chars]
Every day, chemical factories produce a wide range of products that will be extremely difficult to do without in a modern society; everything from medicines like insulin and antibiotics to fertilizer… [+3434 chars]
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China’s Institute of Geochemistry and other organizations worked together to compile all known information about the moon’s surface in a new project … [+570 chars]
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