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… [+6122 chars]
Wheat and barley are widely cultivated cereals across the globe. The application of nanotechnology could enhance the yield of these crops, thereby helping meet the global demand for food supply. In a… [+5865 chars]
The developmental work on the Lunar Gateway is in full swing, modules of which will start launching to space starting late 2024. Once launched, the Gateway, which would orbit the Moon, will serve as … [+3000 chars]
A cosmic crime scene has revealed the gory details of black holes' eating habits. In a new study, astronomers studied a supermassive black hole 's destruction of a star , revealing how these cosmi… [+5871 chars]
Ferroelectric domain walls are small-sized quasi-two-dimensional (2D) systems with great potential in developing memristor technology, non-volatile memory, and electronic components. The instantaneou… [+6048 chars]
By shining a laser pulse sequence inspired by the Fibonacci numbers at atoms inside a quantum computer, physicists have created a remarkable, never-before-seen phase of matter. The phase has the bene… [+6763 chars]
When it comes to astronomy, the more instruments watching the sky, the better. Which is why it has been so frustrating that the world’s rising superpower – China – has long lacked focus on space-scie… [+5051 chars]
NASA's James Webb Telescope (JWST) has uncovered a 13.5 billion-year-old galaxy that is now the oldest universe seen by human eyes. The galaxy, called GLASS-z13 (GN-z13), formed just 300 million yea… [+5141 chars]
The motors are built from DNA strands arranged into triangular platforms attached to a long, rotating arm.Credit: A.-K. Pumm et al./Nature (CC BY 4.0) Physicists have built a molecular-scale motor e… [+4094 chars]
Newswise — “The instrument,” as it’s called, seems to take up the entire room. The sprawling molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system is all tubes, bolts, stainless steel components, and air-tight glass. … [+11136 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 European Space Agency (ESA) issued a reminder this week that the future of its ExoMars rover remained very much in the balance following the termination of cooperation with Russian space agency R… [+2965 chars]
