Astronomy & Astrophysics 101: Dark Energy
What Is Dark Energy? Dark energy is the name given to the as yet unknown energy source that is causing our Universe’s expansion to accelerate….
What Is Dark Energy? Dark energy is the name given to the as yet unknown energy source that is causing our Universe’s expansion to accelerate….
A new way to build synthetic materials out of tiny glass particles – so-called colloids – has been found by researcher Laura Rossi and her…
The end of the month is here again and, with it, the credit card bill. It’s higher than you thought it would be, and you…
According to an experiment, investigators who asked a suspect to carry out an additional, secondary, task while being questioned were more likely to expose liars….
Paleontologists have been debating for decades whether dinosaurs were warm-blooded, like modern mammals and birds, or cold-blooded, like modern reptiles. Knowing whether dinosaurs were warm-…
Scientists have identified a form of chemical signaling in mice to defend their offspring. The researchers, from McGill University, found that proximity to pregnant and…
Our brain makes us who we are. It dictates every movement we make, and every decision we take, so it makes sense that we should…
Scientists Identify How the Brain Links Memories HIV drug could combat middle-aged memory loss, research suggests. Our brains seldom record single memories—instead, they store memories…
Evidence that the mysterious ancient fish-like vertebrate Palaeospondylus was likely one of the earliest ancestors of four-limbed animals, including humans, has been discovered by the…
You’ve probably heard of many diseases and health problems that befall humanoids, but there are some strange syndromes out there that you probably aren’t familiar…
Tomatoes that have been gene-edited to produce vitamin D, known as the sunshine vitamin, could be a simple and sustainable innovation to address a worldwide…
What is it? The endowment effect describes our tendency to overvalue the goods in our endowment — our possessions — just because they are ours….
Social science researchers at the University of Tübingen develops a statistical method for separating different levels of influence. In the subjects of science and technology,…
Modeling and optimizing sensor networks for a specific environment to help missions home in on shooter locations. During a gunshot, two sound events occur —…
Neuroscientists from Cedars-Sinai have unlocked the mechanisms behind performance monitoring, which gives people the ability to learn from their successes and failures. Researchers have uncovered…
New Name, Same Great Supersonic Mission Introducing Quesst. Evoking the experimental nature of flight testing and the spirit of aeronautical exploration, Quesst is what NASA…
Microplastics are small plastic pieces less than five millimeters long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life. Plastic is the most prevalent…
Bread, that simple “staff of life,” has gotten a bad reputation in recent years, mainly from those who advocate low-carb or gluten-free diets. However, foregoing…