A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Italy, working with a colleague from Finland, has found that African penguins are capable of vocal accommodation. In their paper publishe… [+2545 chars]
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory scientists launched the second Strontium Iodide Radiation Instrument (SIRI-2) instrument in December 2021 onboard Space Test Program (STP) Sat-6. SIRI-2, a gamma-ray sp… [+3816 chars]
A team of researchers at the National University of Singapore has developed a customized magneto-optical trap (MOT) to cool indium atoms to near absolute zero. In their paper published in the journal… [+2457 chars]
The SK 48 cranium of an ancient hominin, Paranthropus robustus, was one of the fossils included in the analysis of some new claims on human evolution. Credit: Carrie S. Mongle Uncovering the evoluti… [+2752 chars]
The ‘Cosmic Cliffs’ of the Carina Nebula as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team On July 12, the team operating the James Webb Space Telesco… [+2543 chars]
While you were sleeping or staying up searching for the certificates of men angling to be your president, a changing moment in human history happened. It was just how a similar thing occurred some tw… [+7761 chars]
Sometime around 400 million years after the birth of our universe, the first stars began to form. The universe's so-called dark ages came to an end and a new light-filled era began. More and more gal… [+4364 chars]
An international team of researchers has found evidence that both total brain size and the size of a brain in relation to the body are factors that determine intelligence in animals. In their paper p… [+2807 chars]
The paradox startled scientists at the U.S Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) more than a dozen years ago. The more heat they beamed into a spherical tokamak, a m… [+4115 chars]
An international team of researchers gathered at the Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden on Tuesday (July 12) to watch the launch of XL-Calibur, a balloon-borne telescope that will measure X-ray e… [+3552 chars]
The ship Pressure Drop deployed the submersible carrying Dawn Wright and Victor Vescovo into Challenger Deep.Credit: Reeve Jolliffe/EYOS Expeditions The deep ocean remains one of the most mysterious… [+5717 chars]
Last month, we brought you news of the much anticipated Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) entering our inner solar system. It was set to make its closest approach to Earth on July 14, 2022 (tomorrow). N… [+2401 chars]
