Over the weekend of June 25-26, a rare and strange phenomenon occurred right above everyones head. Cracks were formed in the Earths primary protective sheath, its magnetic fields, and solar winds rus… [+2234 chars]
Anyone who reads even a little about science and technology will be familiar by now with the idea of genome sequencing. This process involves breaking an organisms DNA into fragments to study their c… [+5338 chars]
Mapping the interior of the ice giants is difficult, to say the least. Not only are they far away and therefore harder to observe, but their constant ice cover makes it extremely hard to detect what … [+4086 chars]
How do you count the nanoplastics in your body? Leiden researchers published a method in Nature Protocols today that should make this easier, and important development for both environmental and medi… [+2551 chars]
Composite image of the Suns surface on 6/21/22. AR3038 can be seen in the upper right. Credit: NOAAs Space Weather Forecast Office Sunspots are usually not a cause for concern, even if they double i… [+3077 chars]
NASA’s recent discoveries leave everyone speechless. One of the latter relates to one Private cloud over the Caspian Sea in the period of May. This discovery provides an interesting starting point in… [+2711 chars]
Part of a gene is better than none when identifying a species of microbe. But for Rice University computer scientists, part was not nearly enough in their pursuit of a program to identify all the spe… [+5104 chars]
Adriana Ariza-Pardo at Bahía Balleneros, Deception Island. Adriana Ariza-Pardo Colombian geoscientist Adriana Ariza-Pardo is delving into the origins of a sunken, active volcano that also serves a… [+4003 chars]
Photoacoustic imaging generates ultrasound waves by irradiating biological tissues with pulses or modulated continuous lasers. Ultrasound sensors are used to capture ultrasound signals in a distribut… [+4138 chars]
Aquilaria sinensis (family Thymelaeaceae) is the principal source of Chinese agarwood. It is a vulnerable evergreen tree native to lowland forests in southern China. Its fruit matures during the June… [+3084 chars]
Ice age sounds terrifying and is actually one of the most brutal periods for all forms of life that ever was on the planet. However, it has periods during which things get a lot better. And in fact, … [+2057 chars]
The experience may be out of this world but research indicates those who travel to outer space suffer from increased bone loss. A study released Thursday from the Cumming School of Medicine at the U… [+2511 chars]