Before Earth existed, there were minerals. Some stood witness as the solar nebula stashed stardust and meteorites coalesced to form our rocky abode. But the centuries-old system for classifying miner… [+6190 chars]
With fossils dating back 500 million years ago, the well-preserved Burgess Shale in British Columbia is home to increasingly unlocked mysteries of the Cambrian Period, the era in which many of Earth’… [+1044 chars]
The 3D reconstruction of the skull trapped inside a rock, which belongs to the newfound species Mamorerpeton wakei. (Image credit: Marc Jones) (opens in new tab)A bizarre, newly discovered species … [+4647 chars]
Figure 1:The mathematical condition called thermomajorization indicates that there exists a thermal process that can change the state of the system from p to q. But the condition doesn’t indicate wha… [+9793 chars]
China sent a pair of commercial remote sensing satellites into orbit with its 24th orbital launch of 2022. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China a… [+1934 chars]
Using data collected over two decades ago, scientists from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have compiled the first complete map of hydrogen abundances on the M… [+4672 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]
Look to the southeastern sky in the early hours of Thursday (July 21) morning to see the waning crescent moon shining close to Mars. The pair will be close enough to share the field of view in a pa… [+2445 chars]
In many ways, the NASA James Webb Space Telescope is being looked at as the next big step in space exploration. Perhaps, the biggest step of them all. After taking the torch from the old reliable Hub… [+2274 chars]
Picture shows shows various sections of Pluto in rainbow-like colours and stunning effects. American Space Agency NASA frequently shares amazing photographs on its social media platforms. A recent p… [+1878 chars]
Solar winds from the snapping of a gigantic "canyon of fire" filament on the Sun are set to slam into the Earth today (20 July) or tomorrow (21 July), triggering a weak G1 geomagnetic storm. Sun wat… [+4688 chars]
Mass spectrometry imaging (MS imaging) provides highly precise information on the spatial distribution of substances in many areas. Researchers at the University of Bayreuth now present exemplary new… [+7095 chars]
