WATERLOO REGION — Brian McNamara is waiting for his turn to use the most advanced technology ever deployed by astronomers — the James Webb Space Telescope. McNamara chairs the department of physics … [+3548 chars]
A restaurant in southwestern China was discovered to be harboring ancient history, as dinosaur footprints – dating back 100 million years – were found in the establishment's outdoor courtyard. Foot… [+1723 chars]
NASA is sharing its stargazing. It released shots of the Carina Nebula, 7,600 light-years from Earth, home to the Milky Way’s hottest stars, as well as the Southern Ring Nebula and Stephen’s Quinte… [+111 chars]
A new study reveals that the Arctic is melting four times faster than the rate of global warming. The study could not find contributing causes but suspected the causes may be linked to sea ice and … [+1958 chars]
The first lab study on garden eels shows how these shy creatures use their burrows, and change their movement and posture, when feeding in strong currents. Garden eels are the ultimate homebodies. I… [+4958 chars]
The Moon isn’t necessarily there if you don’t look at it. So says quantum mechanics, which states that what exists depends on what you measure. Proving reality is like that usually involves the compa… [+6040 chars]
ByHeidelberg UniversityJuly 20, 2022 The researchers are currently trying to find out what causes this improved drought resistance. Researchers from Heidelberg University uncover a crucial protein … [+3836 chars]
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Beneath the Andes mountains in South America, Earth's crust is dripping into the planet's interior. Moreover, this has been occurring for millions of years a long geological process that has produce… [+5122 chars]
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Mammals and birds produce their own body heat and control their body temperatures. This process is known as endothermy, or warm-bloodedness, and it may be one of the reasons why mammals tend to domin… [+5541 chars]
Groundwater at depths of several hundred meters or more can be hundreds of millions of years old and are often thought of stagnant and isolated from the atmosphere and the water cyclea reason these s… [+4447 chars]
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