Australian Institute of Botanical Science researchers are working with the University of Queensland to figure out world-first ways to store wild and cultivated macadamia genetic material and ultimate… [+3322 chars]
A mass extinction event about 202 million years ago that wiped out big reptiles of the time, coinciding with a series of sudden global chills, paved the way for dinosaurs to take over the planet, a n… [+642 chars]
When the coronavirus causing COVID-19 infects human cells, the cell's protein-processing machinery makes modifications to the spike protein that render it more flexible and mobile, which could increa… [+5462 chars]
Infographic: The Rise of Data Storytelling Humanity is creating more data than ever before, and more of that data is publicly accessible. While “data is the new oil” has almost become a cliché, the… [+6063 chars]
A funny case of crabotage A spider crab at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. To the best of our knowledge, this crab is innocent of any scientific crabotage. Photo by Doug Duran/MediaNews Group/The Mercur… [+2421 chars]
Scientists have detailed the origins and diversity of every known mineral on Earth. The landmark body of work will help reconstruct the history of life on Earth and guide the search for new minerals… [+4237 chars]
<li>Thomas, Y. An essay on the cohesion of fluids. Philos. Trans. R. Soc.95, 65 (1805). Article Google Scholar </li><li>Jafari, R., Cloutier, C., Allahdini, A. & Momen, G. Recent progress an… [+19452 chars]
The Royal Observatory Greenwich’s annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2022 competition has revealed this year’s shortlisted photos from all over the globe. Competition for the World’s Greatest… [+3320 chars]
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures the sparkling globular cluster NGC 6569 in the constellation Sagittarius. Hubble explored the heart of this cluster with both its Wide Fie… [+1635 chars]
10 years after the Higgs Boson was discovered, scientists at the Swiss particle collider have discovered three new types of exotic hadron. Scientists working at the Large Hadron Collider have discov… [+2407 chars]
The fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago will be auctioned in New York this month, Sotheby's announced Tuesday. The Gorgosaurus skeleton will hig… [+2141 chars]
Waste disposal: A process based on alternating magnetic fields could help process the mountains of medical waste produced during the coronavirus pandemic. (Courtesy: iStock/Snezhana Kudryavtseva) Al… [+4362 chars]
