Better Together As ambitious as the SWIM concept is, its intent would be to reduce risk while enhancing science. The cryobot would be connected via a communications tether to the surface-based lande… [+2714 chars]
Earth’s oceans are one huge, uniform electrolyte solution. They contain salt (sodium chloride) and other nutrients like magnesium, sulphate, and calcium. We can’t survive without electrolytes, and li… [+9638 chars]
In 2012, Venus came face to face with the Sun and was captured transiting in its orbit. The rare celestial event that happened a decade ago will not happen for another 10 years and astronomers across… [+2067 chars]
How the pandemic worsened poverty This graph shows how the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and rising inflation will push more people into extreme poverty living on less than US$1.90 a day than was exp… [+1760 chars]
For signals barely larger than the noise in a system, measurement is generally a trade-off between speed and precision. Averaging over several measurements reduces the influence of noise but takes (a… [+4937 chars]
Illustration of the structure of monolayer polymeric C60. Credit: Ella Maru Studio Synthetic carbon allotropes are intriguing due to their exceptional properties and potential applications. Scientis… [+2018 chars]
To solve a long-standing puzzle about how long a neutron can "live" outside an atomic nucleus, physicists entertained a wild but testable theory positing the existence of a right-handed version of ou… [+7546 chars]
Newswise — A team of Florida State University researchers has uncovered a way to use low-energy light to manipulate photopolymers or plastic films — a finding that has implications for a wide range o… [+2897 chars]
An international group of researchers led by Arnaud Belloche (MPIfR, Bonn, Germany) reports the first identification of iso-propanol in interstellar space, a substance which is used as a sanitizer on… [+8454 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]
Roger N. Shepard, the Ray Lyman Wilbur Professor, Emeritus, in Stanfords School of Humanities and Sciences, known for his groundbreaking research on mental imagery, died May 30 at his home in Tucson,… [+8178 chars]
A study found that Google searches can act as an effective tool to track domestic violence, especially during a crisis time. The study suggests that some search keywords can predict such incidents, w… [+2733 chars]
