At a time when astronomers around the world are obsessed with new ways of looking at the distant universe, experiments on the International Space Station have given researchers at Cornell University … [+5013 chars]
The metabolic theory posits that physical constraints on energy uptake and allocation drive biological processes. This theory predicts broad ecological patterns such as the observed allometric scalin… [+2649 chars]
Our Sun is doomed. Billions of years from now, the Sun will deplete its hydrogen fuel and swell to a red giant before becoming a white dwarf. Its a well-known story, and one astronomer has understo… [+3603 chars]
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren calls meeting of UPA MLAs amid buzz of leadership change, minister clarifies
Flying towards the base of the Haughton-Mars Project (HMP), the first impression was of a vast desert below. The reddish-brown soil and rock looks strange and gloomy, but actually brings many surpris… [+5322 chars]
Gravitational waves from inspiraling neutron stars allow us to infer the as-of-yet unknown equation of the state of cold hadronic matter at supranuclear densities. During the inspiral, the dominant m… [+2265 chars]
