June 22, 2022 NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Deputy Project Scientist Leslie Tamppari explains how images from the orbiter's HiRISE camera help scientists better understand Martian winds. With t… [+3722 chars]
Scientists use Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source to study large, extrasolar planets that can shed light on how planets in our galaxy form and evolve. For decades, scientists have looked to the strang… [+8854 chars]
The fossils found in Brazil come from the end of the Permian period, when a massive extinction event decimated around 90pc of life on Earth. Palaeontologists have discovered more than a hundred anci… [+2650 chars]
Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features the Talampaya National Park in the La Rioja Province of Argentina. The photo was captured by an astronaut onboard the International Space… [+748 chars]
Looks can be deceiving. The light from an incandescent bulb seems steady, but it flickers 120 times per second. Because the brain only perceives an average of the information it receives, this flicke… [+3997 chars]
Research journals are being cloned online to scam scientists.Credit: MShieldsPhotos/Alamy Hijacked journals scam websites that impersonate legitimate titles have duped unsuspecting researchers out o… [+4258 chars]
Asteroseismology - one of the most fascinating and sophisticated methods for measuring the mass of stars, and by extension, their age - can also be successfully used to reveal the characteristics of … [+5812 chars]
Most of us know far more about animals, plants and even bacteria than we do about fungi. But this kingdom of life contains a wide array of species far more than just the mushrooms we eat and the moul… [+6379 chars]
Wringing wet cloth in space: Astronaut demonstrates water's fascinating property Jun 23, 2022, 10:59 am2 min read A video showing astronaut Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, wringing a w… [+1703 chars]
ByJet Propulsion LaboratoryJune 22, 2022 NASAs InSight Mars lander uses a seismometer to study the inner layers of Mars. Seismic signals from quakes change as they pass through different kinds of ma… [+5947 chars]
Neptune and Uranus are similar in size and atmospheric conditions but curiously, Neptune is a darker shade of blue. Astronomers used observations from the international Gemini Observatory, a program … [+1935 chars]
How hard can insects bite? Having a strong chewing apparatus makes it easier to crush harder food and to succeed in fights with enemies. Biologists at the University of Bonn now present a mobile syst… [+4474 chars]
