Scientists have discovered that a human receptor protein has the ability to detect individual amino acids in exactly the same way that bacteria do. The finding could lead to enhancements of drugs de… [+5026 chars]
A venomous spider has been found in the UK for the first time, after it was spotted eating bats. The noble false widow spider was found by wildlife artist Ben Waddams at his home in north Shropshir… [+2106 chars]
In the Chinese penduline tit, there are three different arrangements for parental care: only by the father, only by the mother, or by both. This picture shows a male and female building the nest. Cre… [+5099 chars]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Abrupt shifts in the evolution of animalsshort periods of time when an organism rapidly changes size or formhave long been a challenge for theorists including Darwin. Now a… [+3149 chars]
The twin galaxies NGC 4496A and NGC 4496B. ESA/Hubble & NASA, T. Boeker, B. Holwerda, Dark Energy Survey, DOE, FNAL/DECam, CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, SDSS Acknowledgement: R. Colombari These galaxi… [+2881 chars]
The International Space Station (ISS) has emerged from the month of February 2022 on shakier ground than when it entered the month from a geopolitical standpoint based on events taking place 425 kilo… [+8250 chars]
Astronomers have discovered a lot of exoplanets until now. Now that so many exoplanets have been identified, scientists are studying their formation and habitability. To determine their potential of… [+2986 chars]
One of the best motivators to solve a problem is to experience it yourself. Dr. Bonnie Dunbar happened to have just such an experience. She is a former NASA astronaut and is now a professor of Aerosp… [+4428 chars]
For a few tense days this January, a roughly 70-meter asteroid became the riskiest observed in over a decade. Despite the Moon’s attempt to scupper observations, the asteroid is now known to be entir… [+8797 chars]
Heart Failure: An investigation into the hidden killer in remote Australian communities "We stand back and watch children, time after time again, year after year, decade after decade, having still t… [+1733 chars]
A new study in Nature by an international team of researchers opens a window into hunter-gatherer lifestyles 40,000 years ago. Extraordinarily well preserved bladelet showing microscopic evidence … [+2738 chars]
A photo of the “mineral flower” alongside other diagenetic features on the surface of Mars captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover on Feb. 25. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) NASA’s Curiosity rove… [+3169 chars]
