The Science When permafrost thaws, water can flow more quickly through the ground, creating a complex subsurface flow system. Researchers at the Barrow Environmental Observatory in Alaska gained ins… [+2720 chars]
On Sunday night, weird, spiralling light patterns in the night sky mystified and amazed New Zealand astronomers. Alasdair Burns, a stargazing guide on Stewart Island/Rakiura, received a text message… [+2385 chars]
Astrophotographer Jamie Cooper captured an incredible photograph of the International Space Station passing in front of the sun from his backyard garden. Speaking to PetaPixel, Cooper says he had le… [+2315 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]
So far, science has dictated that when a star goes through a supernova, it disappears completely. However, that may not always be the case. Scientists have spotted a powerful star that managed to s… [+2755 chars]
The photoelectric effect is one of the most fundamental light-matter interactions, which is widely used in probing ultrafast dynamics in atoms, molecules and condensed matters. It has been in the res… [+2749 chars]
A type of bacteria that live in our mouths and guts send signals — in the form of lipids — through our blood, which could be good or bad, depending on the context. A multidisciplinary collaboration o… [+13259 chars]
Hermit crabs are found in oceans all over the world, occupying habitats that range from shallow coastal waters to the deepest of seas. They have soft, fragile abdomens that need to be protected from … [+4997 chars]
<li>Crano, J. C., Flood, T., Knowles, D., Kumar, A. & Van Gemert, B. Photochromic compounds: Chemistry and application in ophthalmic lenses. Pure Appl. Chem.68, 13951398. https://doi.org/10.1351/… [+6970 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]
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]
Super Earth exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star. getty Thirty-three light years. Thats nothing. Sure, its going to be impossible to ever actually visit the two new planets discovered around the sta… [+3127 chars]
