The sunset and crescent moon are visible as the SOFIA team prepares to observe Venus. Credit: NASA / AFRC, Carla Thomas Edinburgh, 3 May 2022. – NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), who has a… [+1260 chars]
TUCSON, Arizona — It is well established that older adults are more susceptible to infection and their immune systems less capable of generating a strong immune response. Now, a new University of Ari… [+8386 chars]
<li>Boivin, N. L. et al. Ecological consequences of human niche construction: Examining long-term anthropogenic shaping of global species distributions. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA113, 63886396 (2016).… [+24321 chars]
Scientists have identified some remains, or fossils, of huge ancient reptiles found on mountain tops in Switzerland years ago. The researchers finding is a little surprising. The fossils are from ich… [+2963 chars]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The spread of fake news through “pavement media” in Africa means the continent needs unique techniques to tackle the spread of misinformation, a new study says. Di… [+3837 chars]
New research published today in eLife by researchers from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) and the University of Bristol (UB) moves back the moment of the radiation of squa… [+3378 chars]
When a star explodes and dies in a supernova, it takes on a new life of sorts. Pulsars are the extremely rapidly rotating objects left over after massive stars have exhausted their fuel supply. They… [+5619 chars]
Experts at the University of Pittsburgh are developing a system to track the migrations of monarch butterflies. Each fall, millions of monarchs migrate to a specific region of mountains in central Me… [+1823 chars]
Every plant, animal or other nucleus-containing cell also harbors an array of miniature organs that perform essential functions for the cell. In plants, for example, organelles called chloroplasts ph… [+2184 chars]
A team of MIT scientists is looking for black hole echoes in an effort to shed some light on the regions of spacetime that largely remain a mystery to us. See, black holes only show any semblance of … [+1860 chars]
At the mere mention of the solar system, a very high percentage of people will be interested in the planet Saturn. Why? Because of its enormous and distinct rings. With 82 moons, Saturn attracts the … [+2722 chars]
May 3 2022Reviewed by Alex Smith The ability of a forest to regenerate after droughts, wildfires or other disturbances is largely dependent on seed production. The findings of two recent investigati… [+5434 chars]
