Astronomers have witnessed a rare and important life event in the evolution of binary star couplings for the first time. The team discovered a tight binary star surrounded by an expanding shell of … [+3416 chars]
For the first time in almost 5,000 years of observations, researchers have fully cataloged optical illusions created in the sky as light shines through ice crystals known as atmospheric halos. The … [+4843 chars]
Helium ion beam (HIB) technology plays an important role in the extreme fields of nanofabrication. Due to high resolution and sensitivity, HIB nanofabrication technology is widely used to pattern nan… [+7578 chars]
A trio of researchers from James Cook University, working with a colleague from the University of Adelaide, has found metamorphic diamonds in rocks near Australia's northeast coast. In their paper pu… [+2665 chars]
Although we understand the modern deep-water cycle, we know very little about how it worked when earth was still a very young planet, lead researcher Michael Hartnady said in a media statement. Multi… [+1510 chars]
A futuristic 3D-printed space habitat that has been designed to fit inside Elon Musks Starship has been unveiled at a school in Switzerland. It is the worlds tallest and has been set up at the Insti… [+4485 chars]
Guess who came riding along with the passage of $52 billion in incentives to manufacture semiconductors? Congress came in like a cowboy riding a rocket (think Dr. Strangelove), waving their new bill … [+3506 chars]
Similar to humans, chimpanzees use communication to coordinate their cooperative behaviorsuch as during hunting. When chimpanzees produce a specific vocalization, known as the "hunting bark," they re… [+4022 chars]
An astrophotographer has taken a 107-hour long exposure of the Helix planetary nebula known as the Eye of God. Officially dubbed NGC 7293, the nebula is a nearby cloud of gas and dust located in the … [+2296 chars]
Overview of birth-death model and main results. A) Diagram of the two-dimensional birth-death process describing the dynamics of a bacterial population consisting of public good producers and cheater… [+4996 chars]
Neanderthals are the closest relatives to modern humans. Comparisons with them can therefore provide fascinating insights into what makes present-day humans unique, for example regarding the developm… [+4559 chars]
Feature Remember Skylab? How about SMEAT? Fifty years ago, a trio of US astronauts took part in 56-day simulation of a Skylab mission that would prove critical to the success of the US's first crewed… [+4489 chars]
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