Is Neptune all water? But, before we get into that, let's clear up one common question that appears to be frequently asked about the planet Neptune. As the planet is a very deep blue in color, it ap… [+16502 chars]
A more sustainable use of chemical resources is part of the United Nations' Agenda 2030. Synthetic chemists are therefore working to design and carry out efficient syntheses. Within the synthetic org… [+3081 chars]
Just like a murder of crows, a shrewdness of apes and a murmuration of starlings, tightly packed stars of a similar age within the center of a galaxy have a collective name: a bulge. Most galaxies h… [+4856 chars]
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]
Years ago, one of the U.K. observatories had a replica of a telescope made by Sir Isaac Newton in the late 17th century. It was marked "For use in case of emergency,” jokingly suggesting that if the… [+3892 chars]
Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a new photonic device that could get scientists closer to the "holy grail" of finding th… [+3698 chars]
A strange gap between theoretical predictions and experimental results in a major neutrino research project could be a sign of the elusive 'sterile' neutrino a particle so quiet, it can only be detec… [+3614 chars]
Medical devices, cars, and many advanced technologies contain innumerable delicate components that are held together by electrically conductive polymers, such as polyaniline. For several decades, syn… [+2770 chars]
An international research team has recently developed a new proton capture reaction rate of copper-57 for the extreme astrophysical environment at the surface of neutron stars. The researchers found … [+2877 chars]
As many as 40 scientific proposals have been accepted from research teams across the world as everyone queues up to get a piece of asteroid that hides ingredients for life. The selected proposals are… [+1359 chars]
Move over Strawberry Moon, a rare celestial event is going to put you to shame in Montreal next week on June 24. As if we need another reason to celebrate St. Jean-Baptiste. According to the Old Far… [+1301 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]
