Previous studies have shown that mass extinction events closely follow those of climate change that have been triggered by asteroids or volcanic activity. When Kunio Kaiho, the Japanese climate scien… [+864 chars]
BySandi Miller, MIT Department of PhysicsJuly 31, 2022 This illustration represents the light-induced collapse of the nanoscale charge order in a 2D crystal of tantalum disulfide (star-shapes) and t… [+5541 chars]
Experiments presented herein were performed at Nagoya University and Tsukuba University. All methods were carried out in accordance with the Regulations on the Handling of Animal Experiments in each … [+21162 chars]
Newswise — Imagine stretching a piece of film to reveal a hidden message. Or checking an arm band’s color to gauge muscle mass. Or sporting a swimsuit that changes hue as you do laps. Such chameleon-… [+7301 chars]
Image shows the 48,000-light-year-long stretch of the Andromeda galaxy. American space agency NASA on Sunday shared the "largest-ever" image assembled of the Andromeda galaxy by the Hubble Space Tel… [+1904 chars]
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted what they think may be the farthest galaxy ever seen — a distant red smudge 35 billion light-years away. The galaxy, named CEERS-93316, … [+4174 chars]
Looking out of his backyard in the Canadian town of Strathmore, amateur astronomer and photographer Alan Dyer saw an unfamiliar sight dancing in the night sky: rippling arcs of reddish-pink aurora bo… [+2661 chars]
Effects of grid spacing on habitat hydraulic complexity metrics The sensitivity of the habitat hydraulic complexity metrics to s was examined by calculating the metrics for s=0.06, 0.12, 0.18, and 0… [+26651 chars]
ByUniversity of BirminghamAugust 1, 2022 The researchers screened synthetic polymers for their ability to induce biofilm formation in a strain of E. coli (MC4100), which is known to be poor at formi… [+4799 chars]
We have a pretty good idea of what lurks within our solar system. We know there isn't a Mars-sized planet orbiting between Jupiter and Saturn, nor a brown dwarf nemesis heading our way. Anything larg… [+3285 chars]
A special bonding state between atoms has been created in the laboratory for the first time: With a laser beam, atoms can be polarized so that they are positively charged on one side and negatively c… [+4226 chars]
It has been 64 years since the inception of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), an independent agency of the United States federal government responsible for the civil space pro… [+6002 chars]