The Pillars of Creation are among the most well-known objects in our galaxy. They were one of the most popular targets for the Hubble Space Telescope, with the first images taken shortly after Hubble… [+2052 chars]
Okay, that's pretty grim. Mass Extinction A new climate modeling study is offering an ominous glimpse into the future of pretty much every species on the planet, ScienceAlert reports. Scientists b… [+1722 chars]
Researchers just studied the lensing of the oldest light we can see and discovered the oldest dark matter yet observed, surrounding 12-billion-year-old galaxies. They spotted this dark matter by loo… [+3890 chars]
Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets The ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, are the least understood planets in the solar system. They remain the only worlds that an orbital spacecraft has … [+2751 chars]
ITHACA, N.Y. — Depending on the form and technique, diving into a swimming pool can either be poetry in motion or the aquatic equivalent of a car wreck. Now, scientists at Cornell University have use… [+3663 chars]
Western Australian government in negotiations to save Animal Resources Centre, amid fresh animal welfare calls The supply of laboratory animals to Australian researchers appears more certain as the … [+303 chars]
Aerosol particles in the atmosphere have a bigger impact on cloud cover -- but less effect on cloud brightness -- than previously thought, new research shows.Aerosols are tiny particles suspended in … [+3325 chars]
n Western Australias Ningaloo Reef, whale sharks have historically been observed eating krill but this new biopsy has allowed scientists to rethink what sustains the superspecies. Dr. Mark Meekan, a … [+303 chars]
Although glyphosate is a widely used nontoxic herbicide, its in-field detection is challenging due to the lack of portable equipment. Despite the presence of this herbicide in surface waters, farmers… [+6222 chars]
Ever since humanity launched the first satellite into Earth orbit in the 1950s, we have sent a multitude of spacecraft to the other worlds in our solar system. Although humans themselves have only ev… [+3721 chars]
In a study published in the journal Genome Research, investigators in UC San Diego's Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Johns Hopkins University have illuminated the immunoglobulin (a… [+3768 chars]
Japanese ophthalmic lens company Tokai Optical has supplied a light concentrator to support space exploration at University of Tokyos Institute for Cosmic Ray Research. Installed in the institutes f… [+1917 chars]
