Antarctic waters have conditions in which objects and living creatures can freeze even under water. This is a major problem for marine travel in polar regions. So-called supercooled water has a tempe… [+2190 chars]
They call space the final frontier but its starting to look more like Interstate 405 on Memorial Day Weekend. At least thats what the Space Force fears will happen as the public and commercial sector… [+4155 chars]
Bacterial identification can take hours and often longer, precious time when diagnosing infections and selecting appropriate treatments. There may be a quicker, more accurate process according to res… [+3565 chars]
On the big screen, in video games and in our imaginations, lightsabers flare and catch when they clash together. In reality, as in a laser light show, the beams of light go through each other, creati… [+3035 chars]
Deforestation for agribusiness expansion in Brazil, in conjunction with climate change, has worsened the already severe drought suffered in the last decade by the transition zone between the eastern … [+3830 chars]
This Perseverance rover image from Feb. 25 shows the rock the wheel. It was voted as "Image of the Week" for Week 54. NASA/JPL-Caltech This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series exploring t… [+1546 chars]
Elon Musk’s space venture SpaceX has successfully launched 47 Starlink satellites. The Starlink 4-9 mission lifted off at 9.25 a.m. EST (6.25 a.m. PST) on March 3 from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center… [+1332 chars]
It may seem counterintuitive to many, but metal ions play a critical role in life, carrying out some of the most important biological processes. Think of hemoglobin — a metalloprotein responsible for… [+3791 chars]
Creating synthetic life could be easily within our grasp soon based on a comparison with the evolution of computer chips.Computer programming and gene synthesis appear to share little in common. But … [+4557 chars]
The Moon has just been walloped by three tonnes of space junk, a punch that would have carved out a crater that could fit several semitrailers, according to scientific estimates. Key points: <ul><l… [+4752 chars]
By a wide margin, Tyrannosaurus rex is the most famous and most beloved dinosaur in the world. Named the king of the tyrant lizards, everything about this ferocious Cretaceous predator looks like it … [+5527 chars]
You are probably familiar with the term that some people carry “a lot of extra baggage.” Usually that term refers to that person’s emotional history, but in genetics and our genomes, “extra baggage” … [+3611 chars]
