A new study has found giant isopods deep below the ocean surface in the Gulf of Mexico and it has been called Darth Vader of the seas due to resemblance to the Star Wars villain. The study showed tha… [+1472 chars]
The ESO's Very Large Telescope captured this view of the starburst galaxy NGC 4303, with gas clouds of ionized oxygen, hydrogen and sulfur shown in blue, green and red, respectively. (Image credit: … [+2103 chars]
On the 70th anniversary of Alan Turings seminal paper on morphogenesis, we look back at the history of the paper and its many applications. Alan Turing, often regarded as one of the fathers of moder… [+6166 chars]
Achieving the conditions needed for ignition has been a long-standing goal for all inertial confinement fusion research and opens access to a new experimental regime where alpha-particle self-heating… [+1671 chars]
Saturn and its spectacular rings. Elements of this image were furnished by NASA. getty Each Monday I pick out the northern hemispheres celestial highlights (mid-northern latitudes) for the week ahe… [+3575 chars]
Astronomers are constantly on the lookout for exoplanets. So far, they have found thousands of them but, more than 99 percent of them orbit smaller stars. Only a few of these have been discovered to … [+1834 chars]
Earth is the only planet we know of with continents, the giant landmasses that provide homes to humankind and most of Earth's biomass. However, we still don't have firm answers to some basic question… [+4817 chars]
Researchers have discovered that using ultrasound waves and bubbles, they can control the stickiness of adhesive bandages. This discovery could pave the way for new advances in medical adhesives, par… [+1990 chars]
Montreal [Canada], August 14 (ANI): Researchers found out that utilising ultrasonic waves and bubbles, they can adjust the stickiness of adhesive bandages. This innovation could pave the way for furt… [+2666 chars]
London, Aug 14 (IANS): Scientists have discovered the first definitive proof that the Moon inherited indigenous noble gases of helium and neon from the Earth's mantle. The discovery, published in th… [+2760 chars]