The group building the Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile has secured a $US205 ($285) million investment that will help push construction of the massive instrument over the finish line. The money will… [+2736 chars]
A new study in Science Advances led by UMBC's Tianle Yuan used satellite data from 2003 -- 2020 to determine the effect of fuel regulations on pollution from cargo ships. The research team's data rev… [+5760 chars]
<ul><li>The first launch of NASA's moon-focused Space Launch System rocket, Artemis I, is slated for Aug. 29.</li><li>Florida's Space Coast officials are expecting at least 100,000 visitors for the l… [+5131 chars]
David Trevascus is a graduated honours student in astrophysics from Monash University in Melbourne (applying for PhD positions). In their honours year, they researched planetary systems around white … [+7078 chars]
A study on the atoms titled "Tracking single adatoms in liquid in a Transmission Electron Microscope" has been published in the journal Nature. Researchers from the University of Manchester have sta… [+932 chars]
DEEPMINDS artificial-intelligence system AlphaFold has predicted the three-dimensional shape of almost all known proteins. The companys boss Demis Hassabis tells us how the AI was able to solve what … [+630 chars]
In a recent study published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, researchers demonstrated an approach to detect tyrosinase (TYR) activity, an important biomarker for melanoma diagnosis, with the a… [+6509 chars]
The second half of the summer season looks to be a prime time for stargazers. Two successive meteor showers the Delta Aquariids and the Perseids will light up the night sky with shooting stars and p… [+1055 chars]
A UBC Okanagan research team has created a computer modelling program to help scientists predict the effect of climate damage and eventual restoration plans on coral reefs around the globe.This is a … [+4152 chars]
Phytoplasmas are bacteria that can invade the vascular tissues of plants, causing many different crop diseases. While most studies of phytoplasmas begin by examining plants showing disease symptoms, … [+4611 chars]
Scientists at Stanford University have developed a new solution for the challenge of making sure that when carbon dioxide (CO2) is injected underground, it actually stays put. For decades, climate m… [+6609 chars]
The construction of micro/nanorobots employing helical carbon nanowire as a manufacturing material is the topic of a recent study from the journal ACS Applied Nano Materials. Study: Helical Carbon … [+5296 chars]
