A new study led by the University of Southampton has found that stretching of the continents is likely to have caused one of the most abrupt and extreme global warming events in the history of our pl… [+2729 chars]
NGC 2392 is a bipolar double-shell planetary nebula. About 5,000 light-years from Earth, the stunning nebula NGC 2392 formed after the demise of a star like our Sun. In this sonification, the image… [+1316 chars]
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In May 1997, a large earthquake shook the Kermadec Islands region in the South Pacific Ocean. A little over 20 years later, in September 2018, a second big earthquake hit the same location, its waves… [+5637 chars]
MARS (KXAN) It took us a few decades, but we’ve finally done it. We have officially left our trash on another planet. Last week, NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover team tweeted a startling discovery: Th… [+1886 chars]
At a Glance <ul><li>The ozone layer protects life on Earth from harmful radiation.</li><li>Its size is affected by stratospheric temperature and circulation.</li><li>A new study says pollution from … [+3029 chars]
Global warming and a progressively drier climate in many parts of the world are causing more dust storms. To predict how these storms are caused, researchers are looking into the past to understand w… [+3277 chars]
This article was originally published at The Conversation (opens in new tab). The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Kshitij Aggarwal (opens in n… [+5781 chars]
A research team led by Prof. Huang Qing from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has used infrared and Raman spectroscopy to identify lysine acetylatio… [+2570 chars]
Colloids are mixtures of microscopic particles suspended in fluidssubstances that are part solid, part liquid. Colloids are found in products including toothpaste, ketchup, paint and liquid hand soap… [+4830 chars]
<li>Wang, J., Song, M., Chen, B., Wang, L. & Zhu, R. Effects of pH and H2O2 on ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate transformations during UV 254 nm irradiation: Implications to nitrogen removal and ana… [+9038 chars]
A new analysis of a Martian meteorite is challenging current thinking about how terrestrial planets acquired volatile elements, including the elemental ingredients of life, early in their formation. … [+2718 chars]
