Coral reefs are home to a spectacular variety of fish. A new study shows that much of this diversity is driven by a recent innovation among bony fish feeding by biting prey from surfaces. Teleosts … [+2151 chars]
RS Puppis, a particularly bright Cepheid variable star, imaged by the Hubble space telescope in 2010. Image: ESA, NASA, STScI/AURA <ul><li>Henrietta Swan Leavitt was one of the Harvard computers a t… [+6012 chars]
Carbon dating technology is at risk amid the rising alteration of carbon isotopes in the air caused by fossil fuel emissions. This is according to scientists, who claimed archaeologists may need to … [+3088 chars]
There is always something new and exciting happening in the field of black hole research. Albert Einstein first published his book explaining the theory of general relativitywhich postulated black h… [+5472 chars]
Body temperature is a basic indicator of health. Intracellular temperature is also a basic indicator of cellular health; cancer cells are more metabolically active, and thus can have a slightly highe… [+3220 chars]
This photo provided by NASA shows a rock collected by the Perseverance rover on Mars. /NASA-AP NASA plans to bring 30 Martian rock samples back to Earth in 2033, the agency said Wednesday and is sen… [+1891 chars]
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Mars is a world of extremes. Not only does it have the largest volcano in the solar system (Olympus Mons), but it’s also home to the deepest known canyon, called Valles Marineris. The European Space … [+2534 chars]
Summary: Early social interactions allow children to learn quickly how to coordinate with each other’s behavior. Source: NCCR What do building pyramids, going to the moon, paddling a two-person can… [+7038 chars]
New research in biomechanics measures the impact of head-first, hand-first and feet-first diving and the likelihood of injury at different diving heights, providing data-driven recommendations for sa… [+3751 chars]
By studying the genetic tree of life, scientists have determined that the first life on Earth may have lived underwater, where it would be shielded from harmful ultraviolet light from the sun. The o… [+4748 chars]
Using the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), European astronomers have investigated a peculiar star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), known as KMHK 1762. Results of the study were published July … [+3231 chars]
