This VIS image displays sand dunes within Proctor Crater. These dunes are composed of basaltic sand that has collected in the bottom of the crater. The topographic depression of the crater forms a sa… [+1687 chars]
Soft and bumpy: work on soft airwater interfaces was pioneered over 10 years ago. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Grayson) Scientists in the US have found evidence that the surface of liquid water, even at … [+4049 chars]
Recently, a team led by Professor Dong Zhang from the College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, published a research article entitled "Transcriptome analysis reveals the regulatory mecha… [+2938 chars]
A new molecular system records the expression of different genes over time in a cells DNA, making it possible to reconstruct the order of biological events within individual cells. The tool could exp… [+4542 chars]
Impacts affect the porosity and structure of moons and planets more dramatically than scientists suspected, increasing their potential habitability for life. Studying how those impacts affect planeta… [+2800 chars]
It gets weirder: Some giant planets that spark star-killing ejections may also bring new worlds into existence as they are immolated in the stellar furnace. You can have a planet that is engulfed, th… [+1956 chars]
In the Sacred Monkey Forest of Bali, food is everywhere and masturbation is rampant. The thousand or so long-tailed macaques that live in this hotbed of hedonism have it really, really good. Every … [+3849 chars]
Climate change "whiplash" from huge volcanic eruptions would exacerbate extreme weather patterns, one of Ireland's foremost experts has said as Cambridge researchers warn the world is "woefully under… [+2586 chars]
Tiny fragments of rock brought back from an asteroid in near-Earth solar orbit are so old, they predate the Solar System. A new analysis of samples of asteroid Ryugu has revealed the presence of min… [+3557 chars]
This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series exploring the red planet. Anyone who has ever had a pesky pet hair stuck to their clothes can sympathize with the situation NASA's Perseverance Mar… [+2036 chars]
The Oklahoma gigantic jet of light. (Photo: Chris Holmes) You've probably seen some spectacular bolts of lightning descend from roiling thunder clouds, but did you know that these powerful electrica… [+3828 chars]
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