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]
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]
LOS ANGELES - Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice, doubling previous estimates of losses from the world's largest ice sheet ov… [+3662 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]
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]
This is explained in a new study by researchers from institutions in Australia, the United States, France and the United Kingdom, and published this Wednesday in the journal ‘Nature’. The study indi… [+4194 chars]
Resurgence in research into mind-altering substances carries promise but also risks, Australian expert says Renewed interest in researching the clinical uses of psychedelic drugs is being driven by … [+459 chars]
Microbiologist-turned-integrity expert Dr Elisabeth Bik makes it her job to keep an eye on the scientific community, watching out for plagiarism, research misconduct and a lack of proper evidence. I… [+7069 chars]
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]
This years Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak between August 11 and August 12, but it could be difficult to see the shooting stars this time around since the event coincides with a full moon n… [+1733 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]
Majorana and spherical-harmonics representations of the prototype spinors for spin-1 and spin-2 magnetic phases. a, b The spin-1 ferromagnetic (FM) and polar (P) magnetic phases with two Majorana poi… [+4738 chars]