For a spacecraft that’s traveled millions of kilometers across space and driven on the surface of Mars, Curiosity is holding up pretty darned well. That’s the assessment from the operations team at N… [+4591 chars]
LOGAN, Utah Space logistics startup TransAstronautica announced a partnership Aug. 9 with online astronomy platform Slooh to offer U.S. schools access to a global network of ground-based and space-b… [+2600 chars]
The ability of a plant to re-direct the development of its shoots in the direction of a light source is known as phototropism. An international team is now one step closer to explaining a central ob… [+4825 chars]
The exhibition will hang at the railings of DIAS's premises at 10 Burlington Road, Dublin and is free to attend. Cavan-based photographer, Aaron Kelly, has been declared runner up in the Out of This… [+3623 chars]
<ul><li>Researchers at IRB Barcelona identify critical spots on the genome where gene editing could cause an unwanted response, and they provide recommendations for safer approaches.</li><li>The resu… [+3761 chars]
The Science Plants and algae use green-tinted chlorophyll to convert high-energy sunlight into food via photosynthesis. But what happens in deep shade? Cyanobacteria are small, photosynthetic microo… [+3357 chars]
Every 60 seconds the equivalent of a truckload of plastic enters the global ocean. Where does it end up? Right now, researchers simply don't know. But in a bid to help find out, an ESA-led project de… [+3426 chars]
Australia's newest supercomputer, Setonix, has produced a highly detailed image of a supernova remnant immediately after the computing system's first stage was made available to researchers. Data us… [+2856 chars]
Knowing the structure of a complex biological system isn't nearly enough to understand how it works. It helps to know how the system moves. In that light, Rice University researchers have modelled a… [+5379 chars]
Sir Isaac Newton first stated the laws of motion in Principia Mathematica back in 1687 and today those laws are seen as facts - that when something moves it has to push against something else. But a… [+2685 chars]
Sharks have adapted to blend into their habitats. They can also change their skin tones to match their environment, which helps them trick their prey when they’re on a hunting spree and even attract … [+8427 chars]
Approximately 1,800 miles beneath our feet, swirling liquid iron in the Earth's outer core generates the planet's protective magnetic field. The magnetic field is invisible but is vital for life on E… [+3942 chars]
