Nov 11, 2019 by News Staff

The current model of the Universe needs to be revised, according to a new analysis of Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) anisotropy data. This artist’s...

Nov 11, 2019 by News Staff

Paleontologists in Switzerland have unearthed an exceptionally rare fossil jaw of an ancient creature known as a pliosaur. Life reconstruction of the Arisdorf...

Nov 11, 2019 by News Staff

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking new photo of a spiral galaxy called NGC 772. This image snapped by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space...

Nov 8, 2019 by News Staff

A team of researchers from Japan and South Korea has found that a set of neurons called corticobasal ganglia projecting neurons are important for vocal...

Nov 8, 2019 by News Staff

The smallest droplet of water in which ice can form is only as big as 90 water molecules, according to new research. Moberg et al show that the smallest...

Nov 8, 2019 by News Staff

An effect called strong gravitational lensing has allowed the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to see the same remote galaxy twelve times. Called PSZ1 G311.65-18.48,...

Nov 8, 2019 by News Staff

The initial encounter between Neanderthals and anatomically modern Homo sapiens migrating out of Africa occurred more than 130,000 years ago in a region...

Nov 8, 2019 by News Staff

NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) has detected an extremely energetic explosion called a Type I X-ray burst from SAX J1808.4-3658,...

Nov 7, 2019 by News Staff

A study led by the University of Western Australia has found a positive correlation between mental health benefits and dog ownership. Cui et al examined...

Nov 7, 2019 by News Staff

Extrasolar planets discovered by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will be scanned for ‘technosignatures’ — indicators of...

Nov 7, 2019 by News Staff

A previously unknown species of great ape that was well adapted to both walking upright as well as using all four limbs while climbing has been identified...

Nov 7, 2019 by News Staff

A new study, led Boston University researchers, shows that slow oscillating neural activity during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep triggers waves of...

Nov 6, 2019 by News Staff

A team of researchers at the Pennsylvania State University has demonstrated that they can charge an electrical vehicle in 10 minutes for a 200 to 300 mile...

Nov 6, 2019 by News Staff

Fractured rocks of impact craters may be suitable hosts for deep microbial communities on Earth and potentially other terrestrial planets, yet direct evidence...

Nov 6, 2019 by News Staff

High-intensity interval training results in the greatest memory performance in inactive older adults compared to moderate training or stretching, according...

Nov 6, 2019 by News Staff

Constructed from 208 images taken by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) during its first year of science operations, completed on July...

Nov 5, 2019 by News Staff

By creating protocells — seen as a key stepping stone to the development of cell-based life — in hot, alkaline seawater, a team of scientists...

Nov 5, 2019 by News Staff

Vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum), a species of large terrestrial bird from East Africa, live in large, multi-male, multi-female groups that...

Nov 5, 2019 by News Staff

A previously unrecognized mode of fossilization of ancient microbes may explain how some of Earth’s oldest microfossils formed, according to new research. Rasmussen...

Nov 5, 2019 by News Staff

A duo of researchers from France and South Korea has developed a third-generation holographic printing system that produces 3D holograms with an unprecedented...