Skip to main content Amphibians are exceptionally good at being small. There are salamanders the size of your thumb nail, pygmy newts that live in moss patches and feast on microscopic insects, and … [+5660 chars]
Feminicide, the most extreme outcome of gender-related violence, is a worldwide problem. In 2017, 87,000 women were intentionally killed. However, we don't know how many of these killings were gender… [+2715 chars]
A grand celestial reunion is due in Earths skies throughout June. Sky-watchers will get a rare chance to see all the major planets in our solar system bunched togetherwith the moon joining the festiv… [+4287 chars]
An international team of astronomers reports the detection of a new luminous quasi-stellar object, or quasar. The newly found object, designated SMSS J114447.77-430859.3 (or J1144 for short) turns ou… [+3259 chars]
An international team of astronomers reports the detection of a new luminous quasi-stellar object, or quasar. The newly found object, designated SMSS J114447.77-430859.3 (or J1144 for short) turns ou… [+3259 chars]
The socio-economic effects of climate change often do not receive enough attention. At the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) a group of researchers will provide more insight. How does climate change affe… [+3262 chars]
Jupiter's innards are full of the remains of baby planets that the gas giant gobbled up as it expanded to become the behemoth we see today, scientists have found. The findings come from the first cle… [+7220 chars]
Scientists have spent the past two years explaining the weird sulfur chemistry seen in the clouds of Venus. They have been studying whether there’s a way to make life a potential explanation for what… [+4169 chars]
A planetary system with two Earthlike planets has been discovered only 33 light-years away from us. This exciting solar system is one of the nearest to Earth and was spotted by NASA's Transiting … [+2818 chars]
In the field of electron microscopy, 4D STEM is becoming increasingly popular. In this article, the subject of this fascinating family of techniques is explored in more detail. Image Credit: Lawrenc… [+9337 chars]
Owing to the absence of moving mechanical components, dual-comb spectroscopy (DCS) can attain greater spectrum sensitivity and a low acquisition duration (when contrasted to Fourier-transform spectro… [+7159 chars]
450 million years ago, the Earth was going through a rough time—the planet cooled down dramatically, leading to a glaciation, and soon the planet was seeing one of the most dramatic mass extinctions … [+1539 chars]
