NASA's newest deep space observatory will soon turn its eyes to a relatively nearby region bursting with young stars. The James Webb Space Telescope has almost completed commissioning and will relea… [+3591 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]
How many people have ever lived? And how many will ever live? Those are questions the latest video from Kurzgesagt, which is German for in a nutshell or in summary, tackles. It’s easy to feel pessimi… [+1826 chars]
Although hurricanes are a result of global meteorological events, they have started to occur more regularly in Europe. The boundaries of differently shaped skyrmions (left) are found at coinciding p… [+3885 chars]
Higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol may increase the risk of developing depression, according to new research from Trinity College Dublin. Researchers from the Irish Longitudinal Study on A… [+1970 chars]
A professor at RUDN has proposed a method for fabricating porous silicon nanostructures that are confined to a certain area. As a result, it will be easier to construct silicon substrates with neuron… [+2779 chars]
The Arctic Tern migrates an extraordinarily long wayfrom pole to pole. And while this bird is unique in the distance it traverses, its excellent sense of direction is shared by many other animals tha… [+2305 chars]
In a bold vision to secure Europe's role in space exploration and so benefit from the many scientific, economic, and societal rewards, ESA is publicly releasing its new exploration roadmap after its … [+3643 chars]
A new study has illustrated that the imbalance of energy on Earth is considered the most crucial metric to gauge the size and impacts of climate change. Image Credit: IOP Publishing. The study was … [+2630 chars]
Neodymium is an element, and in the absence of significant amounts of any other material, it exhibits glassy behavior in its crystalline state, in contrast to ordinary spin glasses where magnetic ele… [+1688 chars]
In a university swimming pool, scientists and their underwater cameras watch carefully as a coiled shell is released from a pair of metal tongs. The shell begins to move under its own power, giving t… [+6764 chars]
A "huge" ozone hole which was not expected to exist has been identified in the Earths atmosphere over almost the entire tropical region. The hole is a year-round gap in the planets ozone layer, and … [+2990 chars]
