On April 19, 2021, NASAs Ingenuity helicopter became the first powered aircraft to lift off from the surface of Mars. The historic 39-second flight set the stage for an entirely new way of exploring … [+3942 chars]
In the early 20th century, our perception of ourselves received a massive shake-up when we looked eye-to-eye with the ancient hominins who marked the evolutionary separation between modern humans and… [+5698 chars]
The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment team has announced the results from its first scientific run today; the experiment is the worlds most sensitive dark matter detector, and though it did not find any dar… [+3550 chars]
Not for the first time, the Perseverance rover has fallen foul of an errant rock on Mars. The plucky little machine's weekend sojourn on the red planet's surface was spoiled by a pebble, picked up b… [+2803 chars]
Research led by Monash and RMIT Universities in Melbourne has found a way to create an advanced photonic integrated circuit that builds bridges between data superhighways, revolutionizing the connect… [+6798 chars]
This engineering image captured by the Fine Guidance Sensor reveals the deepest view of the universe in infrared light to date. (Image credit: NASA, CSA, and FGS team) An engineering image acquired … [+4264 chars]
A team of scientists from the University of California, Riverside, are now performing artificial photosynthesis – a process that typically uses water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide to produce energy a… [+2202 chars]
A fossilized skeleton of a dinosaur that lived 76 million years ago will be auctioned in New York this month, Sothebys auction house announced. Discovered in 2018 near Havre, Montana, the Gorgosaur… [+1644 chars]
Styrene, the chemical used to make polymers and resins used in plastic, disposable containers, latex, synthetic rubber, insulation and more, is ubiquitous to everyday life. Given its prevalence and … [+4686 chars]
Over the last few years, as we have been able to peer back deeper and deeper into the early Universe, astronomers have been discovering something extremely puzzling. Before the Universe was a billio… [+4233 chars]
A huge asteroid the size of a London bus will make an extremely close approach to Earth today, despite only being detected a few days ago. The asteroid, called 2022 NF, will come within 54,843.9 mil… [+4748 chars]
UCLA materials scientists and colleagues at the nonprofit scientific research institute SRI International have developed a new material and manufacturing process for creating artificial muscles that … [+5076 chars]
