Evolution isn’t random. Scientists find the same genes used for 120 million years
Scientists have uncovered evidence that evolution has relied on the same genetic “cheat sheet” for more than 120…
The Paranal solar ESPRESSO Telescope, a New Tool for Finding Exoplanets
The exoplanet census continues to grow at a prodigious rate, with 6,273 confirmed planets to date and close…
Can a geological thermometer help forecast hydrothermal explosions in Yellowstone?
Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This…
Record-Setting Retreat of Hektoria Glacier
To say something moves at a glacial pace is to imply sluggish, unhurried change. But what transpired over…
NUS scientists unveil a faster way to “train” bacteria for complex tasks, like munching plastics
“Sloppy” by design Directed evolution is a method scientists use to “speed up” natural selection in the lab.…
Clean energy is the key to peacebuilding
In 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, energy was used as a weapon. Today, the…
The complete story of the Parker Solar Probe: how engineers built a spacecraft that could survive touching the Sun and what it has revealed about stellar physics
Engineers wrapped the heat shield in white ceramic paint, bolted it to the front of a car-sized spacecraft,…
This tool shows where your home was when dinosaurs roamed Earth over 230 million years ago |
Here’s how you can now track your backyard across ancient Earth. Image credit – Gemini NASA’s viral interactive…
Calls for tougher action on Aughnacloy littering and illegal dumping of animal carcasses in waterways – Armagh I
Councillor Mark Robinson has called for tougher action to tackle littering in the Aughnacloy area and the illegal…
Rare comet to flash through New Zealand skies – before it disappears for 170,000 years | New Zealand
A comet formed on the edges of the solar system will grace southern skies over the next fortnight,…
Summer School: Icy Bodies and Life in Tartu, Estonia
Summer School: Icy Bodies and Life Summer School: Icy Bodies and Life in Tartu, Estonia1 – 8 August,…
Chilling space crisis threatens the world as satellite swarm
When it all begins, we’ll be five days and 12 hours from disaster. But that unstoppable calamity would…