Newswise — BUFFALO, N.Y. — In the beginning, the world was empty and cold. Prior to the Big Bang — yes, before the Big Bang — the universe underwent a breathtaking cosmic expansion, doubling in size… [+11033 chars]
Washington, Apr 4 (IANS): A team of scientists at NASA has for the first time ever spotted regional fluctuations in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) across the globe due to emissions from human activ… [+2958 chars]
Something ancient and primordial lurks in Earth’s core. Helium 3 (3He) was created in the first minutes after the Big Bang, and some of it found its way through time and space to take up residence in… [+12917 chars]
One of the most challenging aspects of modern chemistry is managing data. For example, when synthesizing a new compound, scientists will go through multiple attempts of trial-and-error to find the ri… [+4144 chars]
The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) will study Jupiter and its icy moons. Spacecraft: ESA/ATG medialab; Jupiter: NASA/ESA/J. Nichols (University of Leicester); Ganymede: N… [+3328 chars]
Venus, Mars, and Saturn are photographed in the night sky on April 4, 2022. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) You can see almost three worlds embracing each other in the sky on Monday and Tuesday nig… [+2931 chars]
Do you know that there are an estimated 100 billion galaxies in the universe or so and with the improved telescope technology in space, the number is likely to increase to about 200 billion! It is an… [+3023 chars]
The teeny tiny arms of Tyrannosaurus rex have been the butt of jokes for many scientists and non-scientists alike. We have various hypotheses: perhaps its arms were vicious slashing machines or a way… [+3570 chars]
The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) will study Jupiter and its icy moons. Spacecraft: ESA/ATG medialab; Jupiter: NASA/ESA/J. Nichols (University of Leicester); Ganymede: N… [+3328 chars]
When the rock now known as the Chicxulub impactor plummeted from outer space and slammed into the Earth 66 million years ago, cockroaches were there. The impact caused a massive earthquake, and scien… [+3560 chars]
