Orbital debris from a Russian anti-satellite weapons test is menacing the Starlink satellite constellation, with researchers reporting more than 6,000 close calls with the SpaceX satellites. The ne… [+2860 chars]
image: Group photo of participants in the XXXI IAU General Assembly, which was held from 2-11 August in Busan, Korea.view more Credit: IAU/GA2022 NOC The XXXI General Assembly of the International… [+6313 chars]
Sneezing seems to be as old as life itself, or at least, as old as multicellular life. Image credits Niklas A. Kornder et al., (2022), Current Biology. Sea sponges are some of the most ancient for… [+3262 chars]
image: When fiddler crabs burrow into mangrove soils, they help to distribute nutrients and beneficial bacteria throughout the soil, as well as positively impacting soil salinity and pH.view more C… [+3375 chars]
When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai volcano erupted on 15 January, it sent a tsunami racing around the world and set off a sonic boom that circled the globe twice. The underwater eruption in the South… [+4283 chars]
Introduction Pathogenic bacteria produce a broad spectrum of molecular factors that facilitate colonization of the host organism, combat its immune response, and help acquire nutrients. These compou… [+76209 chars]
Title:3D Hydrodynamics of Pre-supernova Outbursts in Convective Red Supergiant Envelopes Authors: Benny T.-H. Tsang, Daniel Kasen, Lars Bildsten First Authors Institution: Department of Astronomy a… [+5518 chars]
Bathynomus yucatanensis | Dr. Ming-Chih Huang, Journal of Natural History Scientists have recently trapped and photographed a giant deep-sea isopod — a giant, underwater cousin of the pillbug — off … [+2839 chars]
by Birgit Kinkeldey, Zentrum für angewandte Raumfahrttechnologie und Mikrogravitation (ZARM) An international research team led by ZARM scientist Dr. Cyprien Verseux has identified a cyanobacteria su… [+4938 chars]
<ul><li>If global temperatures rise more than 2°C, the world's biggest ice sheet could cause the sea level to rise by several metres.</li><li>The East Antarctica Ice Sheet's contribution to sea-level… [+2975 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]
A Northwestern University astrophysics team is aiming for the starswell, a dead star, that is. On Aug. 21, the NASA-funded team will launch its "Micro-X" rocket from White Sands Missile Range in sou… [+3922 chars]
