Ice masses in East Antarctica are thinning at alarming rates.Credit: Torsten Blackwood/Getty Westerly winds are thrusting warm waters towards the East Antarctic ice sheet, and have thinned the regio… [+4857 chars]
The European Space Agency (ESA) has published a video that puts into perspective just how far away the latest target of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the Cartwheel Galaxy, is. On August 2,… [+2910 chars]
A study on the new rubber-based concrete titled "Design and strength optimization method for the production of structural lightweight concrete: An experimental investigation for the complete replacem… [+2330 chars]
Topology and entanglement are two powerful principles for characterizing the structure of complex quantum states. In a new paper in the journal Physical Review X, researchers from the University of P… [+3688 chars]
Image shows stringlike material found on Mars. The image of a "bundle of string" captured by Perseverance rover last month in Mars' crimson sand is likely a Dacron netting, American Space Agency NAS… [+1586 chars]
The Perseid Meteor Shower is an annual event which is active from mid-July to September every year. It is easily the most stunning meteor shower of the year, bringing spectacular visuals for astronom… [+1787 chars]
<ul><li>T. rex possessed awe-inspiring bite force to pack about 3,630 kg of might.</li><li>Scientist examined eye socket shape in 410 extinct species, 230 dinosaurs.</li><li>Once theropod species att… [+3686 chars]
Uninspired by the dull scientific numbering of exoplanets? Well, here's your chance to name an alien world and its host star by connecting them to human cultures. To mark the 10th anniversary of its… [+2249 chars]
The subjective well-being of visitors to a three-minute online art or culture exhibition was found to be significantly improved. Effects are comparable to those of going to actual art galleries or e… [+2897 chars]
If your fitness goal is to up the ante on endurance, pack more power into your sprint, or supercharge your strength gains in the gym, it’s worth exploring – what are the different muscle fiber types?… [+11718 chars]
One day, our Sun will die. Since we happen to be inhabitants of the Sun's planetary system, the question of when, and how, this will happen, is of intense interest to us. Sure, we're unlikely to be… [+4946 chars]
A meteor that was spotted over Madrid in the last week of July has had its origins revealed. Although the meteor burned up in the Earth's atmosphere on July 31, its origins and trajectory has now bee… [+1610 chars]
