Beijing: Chinese scientists have proposed a space project to survey the sky through a space-borne telescope to hunt for habitable Earth-like planets outside the solar system, about 32 light-years fro… [+1484 chars]
A family of proteins that have a role in ensuring many types of cells move and maintain their shape may promote disease when they act like workaholics and disrupt the cellular environment, new resear… [+5378 chars]
What's in a head? According to new research, a little bit of our ancestors' tails. In the early days of complex, multicellular life on Earth, animals started out without any spines or brains. They o… [+2661 chars]
An international team of scientists from UCL (University College London), the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Natural History Museum (London) and the University of Florence have found a remarkable… [+5604 chars]
Obtaining structurally uniform nanocarbons in order to properly relate structure and function, ideally as single molecules, is a great challenge in the field of nanocarbon science. Thus, the construc… [+3808 chars]
The internet's gone into a frenzy after a doorway shaped hole was spotted on Mars last week. The picture was taken by NASA's Curiosity rover. It has alien enthusiasts on Reddit and Twitter claimin… [+824 chars]
What's in a head? According to new research, a little bit of our ancestors' tails. In the early days of complex, multicellular life on Earth, animals started out without any spines or brains. They o… [+2661 chars]
A full moon showing volcanic domes and impact craters. AFP via Getty Images There are no active volcanoes on the Moon to be found today, but recent discoveries show that the Moon was far longer geo… [+3770 chars]
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When animals experience a large injury, such as the loss of a limb, the body immediately begins a wound healing response that includes sealing the wound site and repairing local damage. In many anima… [+6532 chars]
The human mind has a tendency to recognise shapes that are familiar and are something we can relate to. Many individuals have the ability to spot different features in clouds, rocks and even celestia… [+1916 chars]
What is it like to be on the surface of Mars or Venus? Or even further afield, such as on Pluto, or Saturns moon Titan? This curiosity has driven advances in space exploration since Sputnik 1 was l… [+5288 chars]
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