Map of the Western United States study area showing topography/bathymetry with WUS256 domain (outer thick black line), labeled major physiographic regions (black lines, Fenneman & Johnson, 1946),… [+5349 chars]
The device is part of the materials being developed to withstand the highly-erosive individual oxygen atoms prevailing at the top of the atmosphere, the result of standard oxygen molecules of the sam… [+998 chars]
The classic rendezvous with the shooting stars of San Lorenzo, the Perseid Meteors, which is expected to reach its peak August 11-13. After the unforgettable year 2021, this year’s show will be jeopa… [+1188 chars]
NASA has not issued a warning to male astronauts about the danger of masturbating in space. Some online have misattributed a quote from a comedian in a podcast to a guest on the show who works as a m… [+2389 chars]
For the first time, researchers can get a high-resolution view of single blood stem cells thanks to a little help from microscopy and zebrafish. Researchers at the University of WisconsinMadison and… [+6008 chars]
Successfully obtaining a Ph.D. is a rare academic achievement and one that deserves to be celebrated. Huntsville native Connor StonePine Glen Public School and Huntsville High School graduate and so… [+4922 chars]
Sea sponges, among the oldest creatures in existence, let out what looks like a deep sea "sneeze" to filter out waste, researchers found in a new study. Using time-lapse video, researchers captured … [+2746 chars]
Measurement with synchrotron-radiation monitors IOTA is equipped with synchrotron-radiation monitors at each main dipole. These stations, which use Blackfly-PGE-23S6M-C complementary metaloxidesemic… [+21573 chars]
Researchers from Skoltech, the University of Iceland, and the University of Southampton have demonstrated the formation of an odd never-before-seen entity from the realm of quantum physics: a cluster… [+4063 chars]
A "potentially hazardous" asteroid the size of a blue whale is set to zip past Earth on Friday (Aug. 12), according to NASA (opens in new tab). The asteroid , named 2015 FF, has an estimated diam… [+3562 chars]
An analysis of scholarly research papers published in the last 50 years provides new insights into trends in research productivity, highlighting an overall increase in productivity and a worldwide ge… [+3203 chars]
Bathynomus yucatanensis. Photo: Courtesy Ming-Chih Huang / Journal of Natural History A giant deep-sea, a huge relative of the common woodlouse or roly-poly has been discovered where an asteroid str… [+968 chars]