The goal of planetary exploration is to improve science by revealing new information about the geology and resource potential of other worlds. Extraterrestrial robotic systems are crucial in their ac… [+5283 chars]
The researchers believe that this discovery has wide-ranging implications for both neuroscience and artificial intelligence. The brain uses data compression while making decisions. If you grew up i… [+3912 chars]
Climate change is a real problem. Human caused outputs of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane are the main driver of an unprecedented rise in global average temperatures at a speed never… [+3857 chars]
Even though its impossible to see it, dark matter fills the universe. And now, it seems increasingly likely it always has. An international team from Japan used the Subaru Telescope at the controve… [+6020 chars]
Our #DARTMission will soon collide with a non-hazardous asteroid as a test of planetary defense. Know someone who should hang with us at @JHUAPL for the main event, and share behind-the-scenes detai… [+632 chars]
Cell cultures Primary neuron cultures were prepared from Wistar rats (P0P2), according to the guidelines of the Italian Animal Welfare Act and the European Union guidelines for animal care (d.1.116/… [+16925 chars]
Earth's current largest ocean, the Pacific, blankets more than 30% of the planet's surface, stretching 12,000 miles (19,000 kilometers) at its widest point, between Colombia and the Malay Peninsula, … [+4045 chars]
In 1838, when the German King Otto ruled Greece, a Bavarian soldier discovered a weathered skull in a ravine near Pikermi, now a suburb of Athens. The skull looked human, but the soldier was dazzled … [+5737 chars]
Sampling and metagenomic sequencing We sequenced 29 soil metagenomes from a seasonal vernal pool in Lake County, California, USA in October 2018 and October 2019 (Supplementary Table S1). The elevat… [+18369 chars]
The Perseid meteor shower of the 2022 reached its peak this weekend and while the bright full moon may have washed out the best of the "shooting stars" display this year, that doesn't mean skywatcher… [+5543 chars]
Fly pollination in African and in Asian Ceropegia The four Ceropegia we investigated were pollinated by Diptera of two families, Chloropidae and Milichiidae, the latter represented by two genera, Mi… [+18792 chars]
The universe is constantly expanding and evolving, violently killing off planets and entire solar systems to pave way for new ones. Galaxies, too, collide into each other every now and then to create… [+1697 chars]
