Rare Lizard Fossil Provides Important Clues on How Fossils Stay Preserved for Millions of Years
Researchers at the University of Bonn are investigating the conservation status of the reptile, which is up to 20 million years old. The tiny forefoot…
Researchers at the University of Bonn are investigating the conservation status of the reptile, which is up to 20 million years old. The tiny forefoot…
Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and University of Chicago have discovered that bacteria that usually live in the gut can accumulate…
Thousands of fires broke out in the Amazon last year – sparking an international media frenzy. A detailed analysis, using data from the European Space…
Planetologists show that the meteorite contains minerals that formed under the presence of water on small planetesimals in the early history of our solar system….
The Imperial College London and UCL researchers say their proof-of-concept study, published today (March 6, 2020) in npj Digital Medicine, paves the way for the…
By observing humans, robots learn to perform complex tasks, such as setting a table. Training interactive robots may one day be an easy job for…
NASA chose seventh-grader from Virginia as winner of the agency’s “Name the Rover” essay contest. Alexander Mather’s entry for “Perseverance” was voted tops among 28,000…
Nutritious and safe crops would be a dietary supplement to assist long-distance space missions. Astronauts in space live on processed, pre-packaged space rations such as…
Note: There is now a newer Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 46. WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 45 Five new countries/territories/areas (Bosnia and Herzegovina,…
M1, the primary mirror of ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), is the centerpiece of the revolutionary astronomy machine currently under construction in Chile’s Atacama Desert….
The emergence and rapid increase in cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus, pose complex challenges to the…
A five-story mixed-use structure in Roxbury represents a new kind of net-zero-energy building, made from wood. A new building about to take shape in Boston’s…
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 3887, seen here as viewed by the Wide Field Camera 3 aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, lies over 60 …
Researchers create highly efficient and stable tandem solar cell, one of the best-performing reported to date. Researchers from the University of Toronto Engineering and King…
NASA’s first asteroid-sampling spacecraft just got its best look yet at asteroid Bennu. Yesterday, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft executed…
Molecular changes could improve the efficiency of next-generation photovoltaics. A molecular tweak has improved organic solar cell performance, bringing us closer to cheaper, efficient, and…
WHO calls on industry and governments to increase manufacturing by 40 percent to meet rising global demand The World Health Organization has warned that severe…
To go along with the stunning 1.8-billion-pixel image, a new video offers a sweeping view of the Red Planet. NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured its…