A massive wave breaks. (Image credit: Shutterstock) (opens in new tab)In July 1958, an 8.3-magnitude earthquake at the Fairweather Fault rocked Alaska's southern coast. The ground-shaking event cau… [+7264 chars]
Artist’s concept of the Big Bang. The Big Bang is the popular name for the moment in time when the Universe started The term ‘Big Bang’ is often taken to refer to the moment that our Universe began… [+3973 chars]
The universe is a bit less than 14 billion years old, and because light takes time to travel, looking far enough away is like looking back in time to the start of the universe. Recently, an internati… [+2478 chars]
I hate to fail. I suspect this trait would make me a very bad NASA scientist, many of whom have been putting the Artemis I moon mission rocket through its final, prelaunch tests. The wet dress rehea… [+4973 chars]
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Earliest-known galaxy offers clues about the primordial universe Astronomers have discovered what may be the earliest and most distant galaxy … [+1429 chars]
image: Dr Frederick Fenter, chief executive editor, Frontiersview more Credit: Frontiers The open-access publisher Frontiers has acquired the journal Oncology Reviews from PAGEPress. The acquisiti… [+3104 chars]
Robots suck at picking things up. Even in industrial settings, where picking robots are equipped with various types of grippers to handle objects, such as cans, on an assembly line, they can’t deciph… [+2380 chars]