In 2023 the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will hurtle through dust and debris left in the inner ... [+] solar system by Halley's comet in 1986. (Photo by F. Carter Smith/Sygma via Getty Images) … [+3705 chars]
Its a common TV crime show trope: no suspects, little evidence, until an investigator finds a lipstick mark. The sample is sent away to the lab and then BOOM, the suspect is in handcuffs. In reali… [+241 chars]
Water is life, but for all its importance, humanity has a surprisingly limited view of Earth's freshwater bodies. Researchers have reliable water level measurements for only a few thousand lakes arou… [+6138 chars]
<li>Kim RS, Chevez-Barrios P, Divatia M, Bretana ME, Teh B, Schefler AC. Yield, techniques, and complications of transvitreal and transscleral biopsies in small uveal melanoma. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018;… [+4583 chars]
image: Erin Ratcliff, associate professor of chemical and environmental engineering at the University of Arizona, received $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office… [+4793 chars]
Rodent pups that are allowed to breastfeed for longer are less likely to become obese during adulthood, even when exposed to a high-fat diet, according to a paper published in Nature Metabolism. Thes… [+1679 chars]
Fernando Temprano-Coleto has always loved machines. As a child, he was fascinated by cars and engines, and he envisioned himself becoming an engineer for a private company. He began a bachelors degre… [+2367 chars]
Fireballs are another word for particularly bright meteors or shooting stars. These celestial bodies are the streaks of light we spot in the sky when space debris like meteoroids or asteroids enter t… [+2268 chars]
For years, scientists have wondered why Jupiter doesn't have thick, bright rings like neighboring Saturn does, and now they think they might know why. Though Jupiter does have faint, nebulous rin… [+3697 chars]
Nasa has laser marked graffiti on Martian rocks to identify rock samples that will be brought to Earth for study.Nasa's Perseverance rover is currently collecting Martian samples from the 45 kilometr… [+1595 chars]
NASA will have to continue relying on international cooperation to keep the International Space Station (ISS) ticking over to 2030 and beyond, despite plans to replace the laboratory with private com… [+3497 chars]
Scientists have discovered that the body's own natural killer cells can suppress the immune benefits of therapeutic vaccines, a problem that can affect inoculations against chronic viral infections a… [+5240 chars]
