The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest particle collider: a marvel of modern particle physics that has enabled researchers to plumb the depths of reality. In 2012, the massive atom sm… [+7923 chars]
Scientists discovered that post-starburst galaxies condense their gas rather than expelling it, begging the question: whats actually keeping them from forming stars? Post-starburst galaxies have pre… [+4552 chars]
Conjunctival goblet cells (CGCs) are specialized epithelial cells secreting mucins to form the mucus layer of tear film. The mucus layer spreads the tear film on the ocular surface for protection. Th… [+2541 chars]
Bloodworms are known for their unusual fang-like jaws, which are made of protein, melanin, and concentrations of copper not found elsewhere in the animal kingdom. Scientists have observed how these w… [+2659 chars]
The newly-upgraded Large Hadron Collider (LHC) just broke a world record with its proton beams. The LHC, located at CERN near Geneva, Switzerland, restarted on Friday (April 22) after a planned, thr… [+2533 chars]
A protein that allows the fungus which causes white mold stem rot in more than 600 plant species to overcome plant defenses has been identified by a team of U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultura… [+2954 chars]
Space is full of mysteries. There is always something unusual lurking out in the deep depths of the mysterious space. With the advancement in technology, space agencies across the world unravel myste… [+1674 chars]
In 1676, by studying the motion of Jupiter's moon Io, Danish astronomer Ole Rømer calculated that light travels at a finite speed. Two years later, building on data gathered by Rømer, Dutch mathemati… [+6818 chars]
Two merging galaxies in the VV689 system nicknamed the Angel Wing feature in this image from the ... [+] NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Keel.Ackno These angel wings see… [+2253 chars]
The chemical element phosphorus (P) is one of the essential building blocks of all biological life and, based on it, a function-giving component of many products: in medicines, food products or ferti… [+2568 chars]
The earliest documented case of an aurora, the fleeting but brilliantly colored lights that sometimes illuminate the night sky, dates to the early 10th century B.C., a new study on an ancient Chinese… [+4324 chars]
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Tiny beetles that feed on fruit from the palm family may have developed their taste for coconuts long ago, according to a Penn State-led team of scientists studying suspected i… [+3893 chars]
