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]
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]
The matter above the critical point, the supercritical matter, was not thought of as a distinct state of matter and instead seen as a homogeneous state intermediate to liquids and gases and lacking t… [+3856 chars]
International scientists warn that the worlds largest ice sheet in Antarctica is losing ice much more quickly than they had thought. A recent study by Australian and other researchers described what… [+3394 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]
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]
One of the most beautiful and spectacular regions of the night sky can be found in the constellation of Orion. Between the stars Alnitak, Saif, and Rigel, floats a vast, thick cloud of interstellar … [+2382 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]
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 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 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]