Spinosaurus, the largest known carnivorous dinosaur, had one of the densest bones which allowed it to hunt under water, researchers have claimed, finally putting rest to the debate on how it hunted. … [+1820 chars]
Comet Leonard, shown here on Dec. 4, 2021, was the brightest comet to whiz past Earth that year. (Image credit: Franco Tognarini/Getty Images) The brightest comet to whiz past Earth in 2021 has like… [+3219 chars]
image: Charm quarks and antiquarks in protons of atomic nuclei of the Earth's atmospheric gases may produce some of neutrinos recorded by modern neutrino detectors.view more Credit: Sources: IceCub… [+9820 chars]
Scientists have found a new way to "see" inside the simplest atomic nuclei to better understand the "glue" that holds the building blocks of matter together. The results, just published in Physical R… [+8137 chars]
Enlarge/ Brown University biologists X-rayed boa constrictors to determine how they manage to breathe while squeezing prey to death. 26 with 21 posters participating Watching a boa constrictor cap… [+6436 chars]
It sounds eerily similar to the plot of Matt Damon's blockbuster movie The Martian. But if humans are to survive on Mars, it will mean maximising the use of all available resources and that include… [+7055 chars]
image: At the intersection of engineered materials and computation, spin-glass systems comprise a disordered system of nanomagnets arising from random interactions and competition between two types o… [+3881 chars]
In biology, symmetry is typically the rule rather than the exception. Our bodies have left and right halves, starfish radiate from a central point and even trees, though not largely symmetrical, stil… [+4753 chars]
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is a geoscientist whose work has stretched from Earth all the way to Mars. Currently assigned to fly to space for the first time in 2022 with SpaceX's Crew-4 mission t… [+8081 chars]
The International Space Station is held up as the bastion of international scientific cooperation: An orbiting testament to human endeavor and our ability to put borders and nationalism to the si… [+8313 chars]
The launch team, made up of people from NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime launch processing contractor Jacobs, is preparing to conduct the final test prior to the launch of th… [+22845 chars]