The living organisms that we see around us are made up of billions or even trillions of cells. Multicellular organisms are often considered more complex than smaller single-celled organisms. Eukaryot… [+4325 chars]
Physicists have just caught light acting the part of 'glue' between atoms, in a kind of loosely bonded molecule. "We have succeeded for the first time in polarizing several atoms together in a contr… [+4564 chars]
Earth has been witnessing an increasing number of solar storms these past couple of months. This is due to the Sun nearing the peak of its solar cycle. This increasing frequency of storms puts satell… [+2055 chars]
Excessive carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel consumption lead to serious climate and environmental problems, such as increasing global average temperature and sea-level rise. The crucial link … [+2656 chars]
Since being plunged into a global pandemic, we're probably far more aware of being surrounded by microdroplets of water. In humid air or expelled by a cough, sneeze or talking, these droplets can car… [+3374 chars]
<li>Crowson, R. The phylogeny of Coleoptera. Annu. Rev. Entomol.5, 111134 (1960). Article Google Scholar </li><li>Bouchard, P. et al. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys88, 1972 … [+18686 chars]
Atomic clocks, combined with precise astronomical measurements, have revealed that the length of a day is suddenly getting longer, and scientists dont know why. This has critical impacts not just on… [+5448 chars]
Photo credit: Julielangford, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. Earlier this year, a popular evolution YouTuber, Gutsick Gibbon, or Erika, created a video response to my post here at Evolution Ne… [+6914 chars]
A SpaceX rocket will heft South Korea's first moon mission into space today, and you can watch the event live. The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) mission is scheduled to launch at 7:08 p.m. E… [+2326 chars]
From spiders struggling to make webs in orbit to bats clinging to the outside of the Space Shuttle, the history of animals in space is as fascinating as it is weird. Here are some of our favorite sto… [+578 chars]
Want a surface that won't get wet? Grab some sandpaper. Rice University researchers have developed a simple method to make surfaces superhydrophobicthat is, very water-repellantwithout the chemicals… [+6130 chars]
Researchers propose a two-step regulatory mechanism for non-Rabl configurations of centromeres in the nucleus. Centromeres are chromosomal domains that link pairs of sister chromatids together durin… [+3688 chars]
