Well, no. Not literal moth scales, but wallpaper designed to resemble them might! Around two years ago, scientists at the University of Bristol found that some moth species avoid bats by using scales… [+2533 chars]
Photo credit: John Liu, via Flickr (cropped). How can Darwinians really enjoy awe and gratitude when believing that everything made itself by chance with no purpose or plan? Well, here is some aweso… [+7718 chars]
When faced with a formidable foe for months on end, the immune system's T cells begin to tire. Whether fighting a cancer or a chronic infection, they become less effective over time, a phenomenon dub… [+5334 chars]
It has long been known that when salt is kept in a humid environment, it absorbs water, dissolving some of the salt and making it clump. Now, researchers from Japan have discovered that water vapor i… [+3312 chars]
NASA successfully lofted the first of a trio of sounding rocket missions to study Alpha Centauri from Australia, in a historic agency first. The agency's launch of a Black Brant IX sounding rocket S… [+3146 chars]
Join in for free Wednesday (June 29) as NASA celebrates the forthcoming end of commissioning for its $10 billion next-generation space observatory. In a series of talks, the agency plans to discuss … [+1831 chars]
A stream of supercharged particles from the sun recently crashed into Earth with no prior warning. (Image credit: Shutterstock) (opens in new tab)Scientists were recently left scratching their heads… [+3682 chars]
If you’ve been meaning to update your resumé, there’s an opportunity for you to add “worked on a NASA project.” Or even more intriguingly, “Jovian Vortex Hunter.” That’s because NASA is looking for c… [+1830 chars]
The overdeveloped spiral arm of the galaxy NGC 772, which was created by tidal interactions with an unruly neighbor, dominates this observation made by astronomers using the Gemini North telescope lo… [+2864 chars]
After a successful drilling of Avanavero, the team is ready to dig even deeper into our investigation of this new drill target. Tosol’s plan includes an important part of this process: our initial an… [+1327 chars]
Liquid water is an important prerequisite for life to develop on a planet. As researchers from the University of Bern, the University of Zurich and the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR… [+4700 chars]
A private cargo spacecraft, Cygnus spacecraft, departed from the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday to re-enter Earth atmosphere after wrapping up its months-long service. However, it is fa… [+1744 chars]
