Scientists first thought that having a thinner nearside crust allowed magma in the Moons mantle to ascend and volcanically erupt on the surface more easily than the farside, explaining the nearsides … [+2722 chars]
Ten years ago, as a new PhD graduate looking for my next position, I found myself in the academic cold. Nothing says you are an outsider more than a paywall asking US$38 for one article. That fuelled… [+5319 chars]
We remember it in 2016, to celebrate the 55th birthdayAnd the Trip memory Yuri Gagarin On April 12, 1961, Russian billionaire Yuri Milner announced – with the support of Stephen Hawking – He was laun… [+5575 chars]
De-extinction is the process of resurrecting species that have died out or gone extinct. This seems to have provided some people an opportunity to expand diversity of species and bring back animals w… [+3189 chars]
As a molecular machine found in the cells of all organisms, the ribosome is responsible for making new proteins. It reads the blueprint for a certain protein on a messenger moleculeknown as messenger… [+3532 chars]
One of the universe’s most enthralling mysteries is the existence of black holes. Nothing can pass through a black hole, not even light. In nearly every galaxy, there is a supermassive black hole tha… [+4754 chars]
Irradiation with fast protons is a more effective and less invasive cancer treatment than X-rays. However, modern proton therapy requires large particle accelerators, which has experts investigating … [+4291 chars]
LGBT+ physicists often face harassment and other behaviors that make them leave the profession, according to a new study, which comes as physics as a discipline has attempted to grapple with equity a… [+6296 chars]
An international group of researchers led by geologists from Wits University in Johannesburg have come up with multiple lines of evidence indicating that the Bushveld Complex in South Africa function… [+3084 chars]
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular image of NGC 1097, a barred spiral galaxy that lies about 48 million light-years away from Earth in the southern constellation of Fornax… [+1521 chars]
The science of astronomy never fails to amaze humans as new developments and discoveries baffle the curious mind of humans. As we are reaching new heights of technology, we often tend to forget the n… [+3903 chars]
The race for space has quietly intensified in parallel with the geopolitical competition unfolding here on Earth. China, for example, has made great strides in its space programs and is looking to ta… [+6389 chars]
