Spider biologist Jonathan Pruitt was investigated for data irregularities in several publications.Credit: Kara Holsopple/The Allegheny Front After more than two years of allegations over data irregu… [+9328 chars]
The USspace agency NASA has heard the sound of cats in space and interestingly, you can hear it too. Wondering how? Well! Scientists have shared a video of the Cat Eye Nebula on International Cats Da… [+2139 chars]
A new telescope image showcases two entangled galaxies that will eventually merge into one millions of years from now -- and previews the eventual, similar fate of our own Milky Way galaxy. The Gemi… [+3336 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]
The Earth shaved 1.59 milliseconds off its rotation on June 29, 2022 and became the shortest day recorded since accurate daily measurements using atomic clocks first began in the 1960s. The length o… [+2895 chars]
An artist's interpretation of an early human hunting a woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius). (Image credit: Shutterstock) (opens in new tab)A 37,000-year-old mammoth butchering site, uncovered in … [+10047 chars]
After each use of one of the tools at the end of the Perseverance rovers arm, the missions engineering team always takes images of the tool to make sure everything is still in working order. Last we… [+3070 chars]
Fertility is finite for mammalian females. From birth, females possess a limited number of primordial follicles, collectively called the ovarian reserve. Within each follicle is an oocyte that eventu… [+3758 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]
A new study shows that 87 genes have been affected by deletions or short insertions during the course of the mammoth's evolution. The researchers note that their findings have implications for intern… [+3349 chars]
We have always associated solar storms with aurora displays, damage to man-made satellites, radio blackouts and GPS disruptions, but it turns out that solar storms can trigger more mysterious phenome… [+1853 chars]
In 1989, a group of engineers first started working to design a space telescope that would change the way we see our universe. There was only one problem: much of the technology they would need didn'… [+5347 chars]