July 4, 2022 — An international team of astrophysicists has identified the location where powerful and highly energetic x-rays are being shot out into space from inside a region in space shaped like … [+4125 chars]
A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth on Monday and is headed toward the moon, the latest step in NASA's plan to land astronauts on the lunar su… [+3331 chars]
With its adorable stereo-camera eyes, the Lightweight Rover Unit 1 (LRU1) robot, posing on the black gravel of Italy's Mount Etna, resembles PIXAR's famous animated character WALL-E. LRU1 is one of a… [+3262 chars]
A long-nosed cattle louse (Linognathus vituli; artificially coloured), and egg cases.Credit: Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/SPL There was a time, at least 90 million years ago, when mammals might have bee… [+3721 chars]
Airbuddy (Media by Airbuddy) Now and then, you come across some innovation you didnt know existed. The Airbuddy is one such set-up as an accessible option to snorkelers and would-be scuba divers ali… [+121 chars]
It's no secret that the life of a regular cyclist can be a dangerous one — from heavy traffic to faulty equipment — but researchers are now bringing a new threat into the fray: warning male cyclists … [+1955 chars]
Is it possible to grow plants in the dark without the presence of the sun? Life as we know it is dependent on photosynthesis. Plants need sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide for them to flourish. Ho… [+2938 chars]
Anna Rollins <ul><li>My family visited Watoga State Park in West Virginia, where cell phones are not allowed. </li><li>When I try to text a friend, I find that there is no signal. </li><li>The par… [+3576 chars]
On February 11 , 2016, researchers at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) announced the detection of gravitational waves for the first time. As predicted by Einsteins Gene… [+5290 chars]
NASA's acclaimed $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope was launched on 25 December 2021, in replacement of the Hubble Space telescope. Nearly seven months after its launch has finally produced image… [+5254 chars]
Jul 4 2022Reviewed by Alex Smith Harboring a range of life forms at various scales, including zooxanthellae, coral cells, associated bacteria, viruses, and archaea, coral is a complex holobiont. Th… [+3718 chars]
Twenty-five years ago on July 4, 1997, NASA landed its first rover on Mars and beamed back a photo from the planets surface. In doing so, the agency set up its first on-the-go, vehicular science la… [+7539 chars]
