In this ‘behind the paper’ post, Emily Mitchell discusses the value of getting undergraduate students involved in research projects. Our new paper was the result of the final year undergraduate r… [+4210 chars]
A team of physicists at the University of Edinburgh's School of Physics and Astronomy has used mathematical calculations to show that quantum communications across interstellar space should be possib… [+2673 chars]
The motion of a tiny number of charged particles may solve a longstanding mystery about thin gas disks rotating around young stars, according to a new study from Caltech. These features, called accr… [+7857 chars]
Scientists in California are asking for U.S. volunteers who live with cats to participate in a new research project. The study will survey owners about their pets behaviours and their knowledge of tr… [+2928 chars]
The motion of a tiny number of charged particles may solve a longstanding mystery about thin gas disks rotating around young stars, according to a new study from Caltech. These features, called accr… [+7857 chars]
Circles and Curves © Sean Goebel Viewed from under a quadruple arch, the stars circle around ... [+] Polaris, in this stack of 33 four-minute exposures. Californias Sierra Nevada mountain range fills… [+3679 chars]
Strychninea complex monoterpene indole alkaloidwas isolated in 1818 from the seeds of Strychnos nux-vomica (poison nuts)5, which were used in traditional medicine in China and South Asia. Currently, … [+24263 chars]
Though they are discrete particles, water molecules flow collectively as liquids, producing streams, waves, whirlpools, and other classic fluid phenomena. Not so with electricity. While an electric … [+6298 chars]
More than a century ago, Albert Einstein conjured the hypothesis of all hypotheses -- an idea so extraordinary that it would relentlessly echo through the vast directory of human thought. It would a… [+15895 chars]
Astrophysicists have discovered the fastest known star which is racing around the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. The star, designated S4716, completes an orbit around the supermassive bla… [+3385 chars]
Though they are discrete particles, water molecules flow collectively as liquids, producing streams, waves, whirlpools, and other classic fluid phenomena. Not so with electricity. While an electric … [+6298 chars]
A 77-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton is expected to fetch up to $US8 million ($A12 million) when it goes up for auction in the United States this month. The complete fossilised skeleton of a Gorg… [+1575 chars]
