The Hubble team has released a beautiful new image of two massive galaxies, NGC 545 and NGC 547, collectively known as Arp 308.
This Hubble image shows...
The long-necked dinosaurs, sauropods, are famous for their extreme body sizes, evolving body masses several times greater than the next-heaviest terrestrial...
Paleontologists have examined how Tribrachidium, Rugoconites, and Obamus — three relatively common members of the Ediacaran biota (550 million years...
A recent experiment showed that, contrary to theoretical predictions, beyond a cutoff point, grinding coffee more finely results in lower extraction. One...
New high-resolution images of the Fomalhaut A system from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope show three debris belts extending out to 23 billion...
Trogons (Trogoniformes) are the only group of birds with a heterodactyl foot, in which the second toe is permanently reversed.
Reconstruction of the living...
ATF3, a gene that leads to a taller nose (from top to bottom), may have been the product of natural selection as ancient humans adapted to colder climates...
eMACS J1823.1+7822 has so much mass that it acts as a gravitational lens, causing light from distant galaxies to bend around it.
This Hubble image shows...
In a large study of 212,046 participants, mobile phone use for making or receiving calls was significantly associated with a higher risk of new-onset hypertension,...
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a beautiful new image of the lenticular galaxy NGC 5283.
This Hubble image shows NGC...
The ability to make inferences based on statistical information has so far been tested only in animals having large brains in relation to their body size,...
Two new studies in the journal Nutrients suggest that watermelon consumption can increase nutrient intake and overall diet quality in both children and...
NSF’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), a powerful radio telescope situated about 80.5 km (50 miles) west of Socorro, New Mexico, is joining the...
Centaurus A is located 13 million light-years away in the constellation of Centaurus, and represents the fifth brightest galaxy in the sky.
This composite...
Application of a novel non-destructive DNA extraction method to a Paleolithic deer tooth pendant from Denisova Cave, Siberia, resulted in the recovery...
Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have detected three distant gas clouds whose chemical composition matches what they expect from the...
Regular Internet usage was associated with approximately half the risk of dementia compared to non-regular usage in new research from New York University.
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Astronomers using the FORS2 instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope have captured a striking new image of the large emission nebula Gum 10.
This image,...