I started doing a huge amount of walking: beach walks on the North Island; forest and mountain walks on the South; then hiking through Arthurs Pass near Christchurch and around Queenstown. It was mag… [+1571 chars]
ByUniversity of MichiganAugust 21, 2022 Synonymous mutations have long been thought to have relatively no impact. A new study finds that most silent mutations are harmful rather than neutral. Mars… [+6134 chars]
In the coming decade, in 2033, NASA and China intend to send astronauts to Mars for the first time in history. This presents numerous challenges, ranging from logistical and technical issues to ensur… [+6370 chars]
ByUniversity of MichiganAugust 21, 2022 Synonymous mutations have long been thought to have relatively no impact. A new study finds that most silent mutations are harmful rather than neutral. Mars… [+6134 chars]
Astronomers are hoping for cloudy skies as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb) turns its attention to alien atmospheres filled with rocks and water vapor crystals like corundum and perovski… [+5406 chars]
ByUniversity of MichiganAugust 21, 2022 Synonymous mutations have long been thought to have relatively no impact. A new study finds that most silent mutations are harmful rather than neutral. Mars… [+6134 chars]
A giant 92 foot asteroid is rushing towards Earth and it has got many wondering whether it will crash on our planet tomorrow! The asteroid is travelling at a staggering speed of 64800 kilometers per … [+2205 chars]
Astronomers at Western Sydney University have discovered one of the biggest black hole jets in the sky. Spanning more than a million light years from end to end, the jet shoots away from a black hol… [+4165 chars]
8,000 years ago, what we now call the North Sea was an almost endless series of calm and relatively fertile plains. That land connected the British Isles with present-day Denmark, the Netherlands, an… [+2373 chars]
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a star-studded cluster in the constellation Sagittarius. This stellar grouping, known as globular cluster NGC 6540, shines brightly with ten… [+2456 chars]