An ongoing volcanic eruption in Iceland serves as a reminder of Australia's not-so-distant volcanic past. Tourists have been flocking to the eruption at Fagradalsfjall mountain, 32km south-west of … [+3176 chars]
The harder you hit somethinga ball, a walnut, a geodethe more likely it is to break open. Or, if it does not break open, it's more likely to at least lose a little bit of its structural integrity, th… [+3242 chars]
Bacteria in our bodies bind to various host cell surface receptors, which determines where the bacteria live and how they behave. These receptors, made up of chains of sugar molecules called glycans,… [+2974 chars]
An ongoing volcanic eruption in Iceland serves as a reminder of Australia's not-so-distant volcanic past. Tourists have been flocking to the eruption at Fagradalsfjall mountain, 32km south-west of … [+3072 chars]
Watch the moon as it appears to "hop" over Uranus in the afternoon sky tomorrow (Aug. 18). The moon will pass in front of the planet Uranus — an event known as lunar occultation — at 11:50 EDT (1… [+2239 chars]
NASA's gigantic Space Launch System moon rocket, topped with an uncrewed astronaut capsule, has begun an hours-long crawl to its launch pad this week ahead of its debut test flight. <ul><li>The Spac… [+1851 chars]
RNA sequencing allows scientists to study the expression of genes in a cell. Since messenger RNA (mRNA) is generated from a DNA gene, that information can be used to identify the original gene sequen… [+3521 chars]
Material characterization Twelve polyimide aerogel samples with identical chemical formulations (10 w% polymer concentration with \(n=40\), the number of repeat units) with nominal dimensions of 76.… [+13067 chars]
After three years of design and construction, a monthlong boat ride across the Pacific Ocean, and a lift from a 30-ton crane, the customized test chamber for NASA's upcoming SPHEREx mission has final… [+5082 chars]
Credit: Flickr/ Shankar s. Long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) are frisky devils. They often roam the ancient site of the Uluwatu temple in Bali, where they rob unsuspecting tourists, clingi… [+3445 chars]
Tighter rules and increased rewrite requests for Australian Research Councils National Interest Test cause concern Researchers and research managers have expressed concern about how the Australian R… [+332 chars]
Hundreds of fragments of a rare transparent type of quartz called 'rock crystal' suggest Neolithic people used the mineral to decorate graves and other structures at a ceremonial site in western Engl… [+5727 chars]
