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]
One step forward, one step back for paleobiologists. Shuhai Xiao, a paleobiologist with the Department of Geosciences, part of the Virginia Tech College of Science, is part of a large, international… [+5741 chars]
<li>Mauro, J. C., Philip, C. S., Vaughn, D. J. & Pambianchi, M. S. Glass science in the United States: Current status and future directions. Int. J. Appl. Glass Sci.5, 215 (2014). Article Goog… [+12204 chars]
When plants sense environmental challenges such as drought or extended periods of extreme temperatures, they instinctively reprogram their genetic material to survive and even thrive. The chemical co… [+4418 chars]
The massive eruption of the Hunga TongaHunga Haapai volcano this January in Tonga, in the south Pacific Ocean, was the volcanic equivalent of a near miss asteroid whizzing by the Earth. The eruption … [+13624 chars]
The Vulcan Centaur rocket — due to launch in late 2022 — is a new methane-fueled rocket from one of America's most experienced space launch operators, United Launch Alliance (ULA). The Vulcan Centaur… [+5011 chars]
Salvia officinalis (S. officinalis), known as sage or common sage, and the Chinese sage (S. miltiorrhiza), or Danshen (red sage) in Chinese, belong to the family of Lamiaceae and have a long history … [+2504 chars]
Next to nothing can escape the strong gravitational pull of a black hole but now scientists are planning to use the collisions of black holes to understand the age of the universe and its evolution.I… [+2843 chars]
High-throughput screens The use of Cas13a to recognize difficult pathogens provides an accessible method with high potential for easy adaptation for emerging targets. Successful adaptation, however,… [+23320 chars]
ByAmerican Institute of PhysicsAugust 17, 2022 Researchers have come up with a plasma-based way to produce and separate oxygen within the Martian environment. Converting carbon dioxide into oxygen … [+4722 chars]
In an effort to revolutionise wearable exoskeletons and soft robotics, a group of biomedical engineers in Australia have created a smart textile that integrates artificial "muscles." The scientist… [+1769 chars]
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected a new alien world. The newfound exoplanet, designated TOI-2196 b, turns out to be a type o… [+3232 chars]
