After more than 44 years of travelling farther from Earth than any man-made objects have before, the Voyager spacecraft are entering their very final phase. Both of the Voyagers were launched from C… [+7212 chars]
Global sterodynamic sea-level change from Altimetry observations The sterodynamic sea-level change that equates to a sum of barystatic and thermosteric sea-level change40 can be directly estimated b… [+14542 chars]
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science has shed more light on how seals hunt in the deep ocean. The researchers say that the often fawned over sea mammals actually us… [+2478 chars]
When we see pictures of galaxies outside the Milky Way, what we're usually looking at is primarily the light of their stars. But stars are far from the only ingredient that makes up a galaxy. Think o… [+4386 chars]
This past April, NASA and its partners at the German space agency announced the end to the SOFIA mission. The modified Boeing 747SP jumbo jet is being retired after eight years of service, but its sc… [+852 chars]
The local environment plays a pivotal role in the health and diversity of the gut microbiome of wild bees which could help detect invisible stressors and early indicators of potential threats, say Yo… [+4834 chars]
A research group from the University of Innsbruck has found out how the Cranial Sensory Ganglia were formed. University of Innsbruck researchers have identified the genetic origin of our senses Res… [+3998 chars]
Serotonin (5-HT) is one of the main neurotransmitters in the human central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. It helps regulate appetite, memory, cognition and mood through serotonin recep… [+3297 chars]
While the global space agencies are trying to dominate the low-Earth orbit (LEO), the space race has birthed a neglected but serious problem -- the problem of space debris. According to current estim… [+1922 chars]