If you had the choice, would you rather go to the Moon or Mars? The question is utterly theoretical for most of us, but for US astronaut Jessica Watkins, it hits a bit differently. "Whichever comes … [+4408 chars]
Plant growth in arid mangroves is often limited by a lack of precipitation, poor nutrient availability, and high soil salinity. Soil bacteria play a crucial role in processes that sustain plant growt… [+2763 chars]
Fossils of a small, prickly dinosaur recently discovered in South America may represent an entire lineage of armored dinosaurs previously unknown to science. The newly discovered species, Jakapil ka… [+3395 chars]
When you look at a region of the sky where stars are born, you see a cloud of gas and dust and a bunch of stars. It’s really a beautiful sight. In most places, the stars all end up being about the sa… [+4164 chars]
Superfood is a marketing phrase for foods that are said to have remarkable nutritional density and thus provide health benefits. Are superfoods really that super? A healthy diet is important for ma… [+1826 chars]
Physicist Eric J. Lernercomes to the point: To everyone who sees them, the new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images of the cosmos are beautifully awe-inspiring. But to most professional astronom… [+6454 chars]
The early moments of the universe were turbulent and filled with hot and dense matter. Fluctuations in the early universe could have been great enough that stellar-mass pockets of matter collapsed un… [+3031 chars]
The month of August seems a perfect time for skywatchers to do some star-gazing. Available for their viewing pleasure are Perseids meteor shower and the recent supermoon, plus many more upcoming even… [+2236 chars]
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) This week, Oakland, Calif., issued a warning about a cyanobacteria bloom on Lake Merritt. While this material is dangerous to humans today, traces it may have left on anci… [+4465 chars]
Spectacular photographs and videos of the Sturgeon Moon witnessed on Thursday night in different parts of the world have surfaced online, mesmerising netizens.As per a BBC report, the full moon in Au… [+2157 chars]
While the Earth on June 29 did indeed record its shortest day since the adoption of the atomic clock standard in 1970 — at 1.59 milliseconds less than 24 hours — scientists say this is a normal fluct… [+3539 chars]
Data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows that bright red supergiant star Betelgeuse "blew its ... [+] top" in 2019, losing a substantial part of its visible surface and producing a gigantic Surf… [+3257 chars]
