Deserts might appear to be inactive and lifeless, but they are actually very much alive. Sand dunes, in particular, tend to grow and move from one place to another — and as per the decades-long resea… [+5879 chars]
After 355 days aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Mark Vande Hei returns to Earth both a NASA record holder and a changed man. Though his run was not as long as Peggy Whitsons 665 cumu… [+3166 chars]
Deserts might appear to be inactive and lifeless, but they are actually very much alive. Sand dunes, in particular, tend to grow and move from one place to another — and as per the decades-long resea… [+5879 chars]
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): Plants are coated with a network of light-sensing photoreceptors that detect different wavelengths of light. Van Andel Institute and Washington University scientists… [+2581 chars]
Officials recently warned that Earth is due to be impacted by a powerful solar storm on March 31 that will likely cause incredible auroras in certain locations around the planet. The U.S. National O… [+967 chars]
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): Plants are coated with a network of light-sensing photoreceptors that detect different wavelengths of light. Van Andel Institute and Washington University scientists… [+2581 chars]
Dating of tiny zircon crystals reveal the age of volcanic rocks in the Karoo province. Credit: Arto Luttinen Severe environmental crises led to a series of large-scale extinction events in the Juras… [+3183 chars]
The islands of the South Pacific are a hot spot for biodiversity, but their jagged peaks, hot and humid conditions, and remote locations have limited scientists’ ability to document the many fantasti… [+5987 chars]