Electrolysis might be a familiar concept from chemistry lessons in school: Two electrodes are immersed in water and put under voltage. This voltage causes water molecules to break down into their com… [+3316 chars]
Astronomers have long considered Betelgeuse a candidate for a long-overdue supernova within our galaxy. Yet the red supergiant now appears to be recovering following a mysterious and catastrophic 201… [+3146 chars]
While a supermoon is expected to wash out all but the very brightest of this year's Perseids meteor shower, astronomy experts say if you choose your spot well, you will still be able to enjoy it. Th… [+1762 chars]
Biomedical engineering will help us go beyond the antibiotics, antivirals, and steroids that dominated last centurys medical arsenal. From drug-carrying nanorobots to genetic and tissue engineering, … [+470 chars]
NASAs most powerful rocket is nearly ready to send an uncrewed Orion capsule on a 42-day journey to the Moon and back, but this deceptively straightforward plan involves a ton of moving partsincludin… [+13457 chars]
DNA damage caused by factors such as ultraviolet radiation affect nearly three-quarters of all stem cell lines derived from human skin cells, say Cambridge researchers, who argue that whole genome se… [+7245 chars]
Prolonged spaceflight can damage bone structure permanently and age parts of the skeleton prematurely by as much as 10 years, according to a new report. Adapted training programs and certain medicat… [+6010 chars]
ByUniversity of BirminghamAugust 11, 2022 New research shows that large dinosaur predators evolved different shapes of eye sockets to better deal with high bite forces. According to new research, l… [+3693 chars]
Dusty, star-forming galaxies that existed a billion years after the Big Bang could be masquerading as the record-breaking galaxies discovered by NASA's new space telescope that have been thought to d… [+6993 chars]
In the beginning… The first words of the book of Genesis make a declarative statement. God created Heaven and Earth, and thus begins the cosmic story. While not all creation myths have an act of beg… [+4213 chars]
Summary: Consciousness can not simply be reduced to neural activity alone, researchers say. A novel study reports the dynamics of consciousness may be understood by a newly developed conceptual and m… [+10281 chars]
This position will see the Sun, Earth and Saturn lining up, with the planet standing at a distance of 1.325 billion kilometres – the closest to the Earth for the first time in one year. Once the Sun… [+406 chars]