James Vary has been waiting for nuclear physics experiments to confirm the reality of a "tetraneutron" that he and his colleagues theorized, predicted and first announced during a presentation in the… [+5454 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]
Four WUR students were awarded prizes last Friday during the award ceremony of the Thesis Award 2021 of the University Fund Wageningen. Corentin Bisot won in the field of environmental sciences with … [+2764 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]
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]
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]
A recent test to show the capabilities of the Northrop Grummans Cygnus NG CRS-17 spacecraft to maneuver the International Space Station (ISS) did not go as planned. The vehicle was supposed to fire f… [+1792 chars]
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]
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]
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]
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]
You might think that Europe is so well studied that no large animals remain undiscovered. Yet today, a new species of giant keelback slug from Montenegro was announced in the open-access Biodiversity… [+2681 chars]
