A day after an aiplane-sized asteroid hurtled very close to our planet, there is a new terror on way. Yes, NASA says an asteroid today will get extremely close to Earth. In fact, quite a few asteroid… [+1903 chars]
A newly-discovered plant, a recently-discovered wasp, and a developing fly larva have been found trapped in amber, in an exquisitely-preserved moment of prehistoric ecology. If the image of an inse… [+4045 chars]
ByOhio State UniversityJuly 16, 2022 Using DNA Origami, which involves folding complementary strands of DNA into double helixes, scientists can create small devices with intricate structures that co… [+4977 chars]
Earth's moon is far from being a "been there, done that" world, notwithstanding a dozen Apollo short-stay visitors between 1969 and 1972. Today, our celestial neighbor could serve as homeland for a… [+13251 chars]
The spiral pattern shown by the galaxy in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is striking because of its delicate, feathery nature. These “flocculent” spiral arms indicate that the r… [+1018 chars]
ByJennifer Chu, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJuly 16, 2022 A new technique to measure vibrating atoms could improve the precision of atomic clocks and of quantum sensors for detecting dark m… [+10319 chars]
Summary: A newly developed system uses wireless technology to remotely activate specific brain networks in fruit flies in less than one second. Source: Rice University A research team led by Rice U… [+6554 chars]
Thomas Rennie, PhD student at The University of Manchester said: We are really proud to present a first look at the COMAP Galactic Plane Survey – a survey which hopefully will continue to serve the s… [+2317 chars]
BySciTechDailyJuly 16, 2022 If climate change has already gone too far, what could be our emergency solutions? Credit: MIT Space Bubbles The Deflection of Solar Radiation Using Thin-Film Inflatable… [+15548 chars]
The first theory is that Venus began its life spinning in the same direction as the other planets. But, like Uranus, it was hit by a large object, like a huge asteroid, perhaps even something the siz… [+1556 chars]
ByCalifornia Institute of TechnologyJuly 16, 2022 New research from Caltech proposes a new solution to a longstanding mystery about thin gas disks rotating around young stars. The key to solving a … [+7966 chars]
You might find yourself reaching for a painkiller when a headache strikes, and it seems plants do something similar: when under stress from hazards around them, plants are capable of producing their … [+3203 chars]
