NASA Dismisses Rumor, States “There is No Asteroid Threatening Earth”
In an effort to dispel rumors of an impending asteroid impact on Earth, NASA has stated, “There is no scientific basis — not one shred…
California Valley Land Continues to Sink
California farmers have been forced to pump large amounts of groundwater in response to the historic drought, causing the land to sink and putting nearby…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finishes ‘Marias Pass’ Studies, Headed to Mount Sharp
The Curiosity Mars rover has finished activities in Marias Pass and is headed onward up Mount Sharp. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is driving toward the…
ESO Views Star Cluster IC 4651
This colorful image from the European Southern Observatory shows an open cluster of stars known as IC 4651, a stellar grouping that lies at in…
Recent Discoveries Change How We Think about Dinosaurs
Five recent discoveries has re-shaped how scientists and the general public view dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are cool. That’s not up for debate. But, even though the…
Biologists Recreate the Evolutionary Lineage of Adeno-Associated Viruses
A team of researchers from Harvard Medical School has recreated the evolutionary lineage of adeno-associated viruses, allowing them to better understand the intricate structure of…
International Research Collaboration Reveals Mutations in DCHS1 Cause Mitral Valve Prolapse
Researchers reveal that mutations of the DCHS1 gene cause a common form of mitral valve prolapse. An international research collaboration led by Harvard Medical School…
How Birds Got Their Beaks
In a new study evolutionary biologists reveal that bird beaks are the result of skeletal changes controlled by two genetic pathways, shedding light on the…
Scientists Observed Conventional Superconductivity at Minus 70 Degrees Celsius
New research from the Max Planck Institute and the Johannes Gutenberg University reveals that hydrogen sulfide loses its electrical resistance under high pressure at minus…
CERN Experiments Reveal No Difference in Mass of Proton and Antiproton
The most precise experiments ever to compare the mass of the proton and antiproton reveal no difference between the particles, determining that the masses of…
Dark Energy Survey Finds New Dwarf Galaxy Candidates
The Dark Energy Survey has discovered 17 dwarf galaxy candidates in the past six months, leaving scientists to believe that there could be many more…
“Proximity Magnetism” Could Be a Building Block for Quantum Computers
Researchers reveal an unusual magnetic behavior that could be used to probe a variety of exotic physical phenomena, and could ultimately be used to produce…
Yale Scientists Shed Light on the Warburg Effect
A newly published study details how two Yale scientists used magnetic resonance measurements to answer the puzzle of the “Warburg Effect.” Given plenty of glucose…
Astronaut Scott Kelly Views Aurora’s Colorful Veil Over Earth
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shares his view of an aurora trailing a colorful veil over Earth. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) shared this photograph on…
Solid Electrolyte Paves the Way for Rechargeable Batteries with Almost Indefinite Lifetimes
Engineers from MIT and Samsung have developed an approach for a solid electrolyte that could greatly improve both battery lifetime and safety, while providing a…
Astronomers Uncover the Ghostly Remnants of Galaxy Interactions
Using the Subaru Telescope, a team of astronomers reveal the ghostly remnants of galaxy interactions in a nearby galaxy group. Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope’s…
Rosetta Views Comet 67P Making Its Closest Approach to the Sun
ESA’s Rosetta Spacecraft views Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko making its closest approach to the Sun, coming within 186 million km of the Sun. In the year that…
Unexpected Discovery Offers Insight into Mechanisms of Asthma, Other Diseases
A new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health reveals an unexpected discovery – In people with asthma, the cells that line…
