Bacteria are among the smallest living organisms known on Earth and can be found everywhere, sometimes even in extreme conditions. Some of these live in cold environments very similar to those that m… [+3068 chars]
In a first for radio astronomy, scientists have detected millimeter-wavelength light from a short-duration gamma-ray burst. This artist's conception shows the merger between a neutron star and anothe… [+8090 chars]
A study published in the journal Biology Lettershas shed some light on the predatory mechanisms of the Slender Pitcher Plant, Nepenthes gracilis. This plant is native to the lush jungles of Borneo. T… [+2036 chars]
Bacteria are among the smallest living organisms known on Earth and can be found everywhere, sometimes even in extreme conditions. Some of these live in cold environments very similar to those that m… [+3068 chars]
CLIFFORD Dr. Carrie Bridge, an astrophysicist and science system engineer at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Pasadena, California, has spent a lifetime trying to find out if t… [+2708 chars]
A pair of researchers, one with the Max Planck Institute of Brain Research, the other with Imperial College, has found more efficient ways to mix two fluids using simulations run on a supercomputer. … [+2912 chars]
Dr. Rolly Chiasson is your Sky Guy. His astronomy column appears monthly in the Journal Pioneer. Hi Sky Guys, August is always a special month for me to write about, and its a special month for all… [+3893 chars]
Newswise — The North Pacific Blob, a marine heatwave that began in late 2013 and continued through 2015, was the largest and longest-lasting marine heatwave on record. A new study using data collecte… [+4190 chars]
A popular stop-motion sheep is about to go from Mossy Bottom Farm to the moon. Shaun, the title character from the animated television series "Shaun the Sheep," has been assigned a space on NASA's A… [+3775 chars]
The proliferation of citizen science platforms has allowed for widespread collection of data in countless disciplines, including phenology, the study of the timing of seasonal events in plants and an… [+2535 chars]
by Laura Herraiz Borreguero, Alberto Naveira Garabato and Jess Melbourne-Thomas, The ConversationWarmer waters are flowing towards the East Antarctic ice sheet, according to our alarming new research… [+4973 chars]
by IMBA- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Researchers from the Gerlich Group at IMBAInstitute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciencesdis… [+4552 chars]
