A team of researchers from ETH Zurich, the National University of Singapore and the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, has found that it is possible to use nickel-containing catalysts to pr… [+2742 chars]
Astronomical enthusiasts can witness various celestial phenomena in the skies in July. These include planets like Mars and Venus dominating the morning skies, dog stars and meteor storms. Here is the… [+52 chars]
Researchers from the University of York have discovered why reducing particle pollution is actually increasing surface ozone pollution in some emerging economies, negatively impacting health, ecosyst… [+4321 chars]
UC Santa Barbara Professor Ben Mazin is developing precision optical sensors for telescopes and observatories. In a paper published in Physical Review Letters, he and his team improved the spectra re… [+5955 chars]
In space no one can keep it clean, with the total mass of all objects in orbit said to equate to around 9,900 tonnes. To combat this, Chinese scientists have developed a huge sail, which they say ca… [+7831 chars]
A study by researchers at the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute reveals a disproportionate presence of predatory food and beverage marketing in low-income New York City neighborhoods with negative hea… [+2526 chars]
Researchers from the Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology have unraveled the complete biosynthetic pathway for strychnine, which is naturally produced by the poison nut tree (Strychnos nux-vomic… [+3035 chars]
An artist's impression of exoplanets orbiting a red supergiant. The bright light in the distance comes from a faraway star of a similar size. (Image credit: Shutterstock) (opens in new tab)Scientist… [+5654 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]
Rapid bursts of radio waves that originate millions to billions of light-years away from Earth could be used as probes to investigate halos of difficult-to-see diffuse gas surrounding nearby galaxies… [+4088 chars]
Space junk has been a major problem when it comes to space travel in the recent past and it has been the main reason behind spacecrafts sustaining considerable damage. According to an estimate, aroun… [+1489 chars]
Recurring springtime ozone depletion events over the Arctic the result of human emissions of ozone-destroying gases can temporarily alter Northern Hemisphere temperatures and rainfall patterns, accor… [+1661 chars]
