For such a small insect, fire ants can be a very big problem. Invasive species of fire ant reached North America in the 1930s from Argentina and spread fast in southern states of the US, currently co… [+3852 chars]
A massive sunspot present on the Earth-facing side of the solar disk could pose a threat to the Earth. A dark sunspot has recently emerged on the Sun and is facing the Earth, increasing the risk of s… [+1912 chars]
Samples of Asteroid Ryugu suggest that its leftover from the formation of the sun billions of years ago. Hayabusa2, an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agen… [+2203 chars]
This stunning photo of a dead California sea lion covered in colorful bat stars recently announced as the winner of a major wildlife photography award. (Image credit: David Slater) (opens in new tab… [+4108 chars]
THEY may look like they were left by giant space bees or spiders, but these honeycomb patterns on Mars have a far simpler explanation. The strange lattices have been photographed on the Martian surf… [+2345 chars]
An international team of researchers has demonstrated a technique that allows them to align gold nanorods using magnetic fields, while preserving the underlying optical properties of the gold nanorod… [+2831 chars]
