The University of Montreal in Canada is a primarily French-language institution.Credit: Marc Bruxelle/Getty English is my mother tongue, so for a long time I never had to give much thought to speaki… [+4553 chars]
Frog-eating bats trained by researchers to associate a phone ringtone with a tasty treat were able to remember what they learned for up to four years in the wild, new research has found.The study acq… [+4978 chars]
Many different types of amphicyonid species existed in Europe during the early Miocene period. A group of scientists has found a fossilised lower jaw of a giant creature that one roamed the Earth. N… [+1495 chars]
Voyager spacecrafts have travelled further into space than any made-made space vehicle has ever gone. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched in 1977, were meant to last just five years. But decades on, th… [+1587 chars]
NASA is counting down the fourth attempt at completing a practice launch day exercise with its Artemis 1 vehicle on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. The June 20 Wet Dress … [+8520 chars]
Each electron has a magnetic moment that aligns itself in a magnetic field. The strength of this magnetic moment, given by the so-called g-factor, can be predicted with extraordinary accuracy by quan… [+4260 chars]
The blue spiral appeared in the night sky above New Zealand on Sunday. The stargazers in New Zealand were surprised by strange, spiralling light formations in the night sky on Sunday night. The phot… [+2269 chars]
Planting forests is one way to mitigate climate change. The origin of seeds is crucial to optimize the success of planted trees and their ability to adapt to future climates. INRAE and ONF (French Na… [+3602 chars]
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A new map of one of the most massive stars in our galaxy is shedding light on what happens in the final stages of a giant star's death. Astronomers created a detailed 3D map of VY Canis Majoris, a d… [+5791 chars]
A recent study published in the journal Smart Materials in Manufacturing focuses on producing smart, multifaceted, and structurally robust nanocomposites by combining functionalized graphene nanoplat… [+5572 chars]
The SOFIA aircraft has returned to New Zealand for a final time ahead of the mission's conclusion later this year. The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a modified Boeing 7… [+2462 chars]
