NASA Images Show the Eastern Basin of the South Aral Sea is Completely Dry
Images from NASA’s Terra satellite reveal that the eastern basin of the South Aral Sea is completely dry. This is the first time the eastern…
Interactive Coding Scheme is the First to Near Optimality
In a new research paper, MIT engineers describe the first interactive coding scheme to near optimality on the three classical measures: How much noise can…
Cassini Reveals Cloud of Frozen Hydrogen Cyanide Particles Hovering Over Titan
Data from NASA’s Cassini mission reveals that a giant polar vortex hovering over the south pole of Titan contains frozen particles of the toxic compound…
NASA’s GRAIL Mission Solves a Lunar Mystery Almost as Old as the Moon Itself
Using new data obtained by NASA’s GRAIL mission, astronomers discovered that a volcanic plume, not an asteroid, likely created the moon’s largest basin. Early theories…
Researchers Investigated the Charge Transport Perovskite Solar Cells
New insights into the working mechanism of perovskite-based solar cells could help these solar cells play a prominent role among the renewable energy carriers in…
Astronomers Discover ‘Cousin’ Planets Around Twin Stars
A team of international astronomers has discovered two new Jupiter-sized extra-solar planets, each orbiting one star of a binary-star system. Most known extra-solar planets orbit…
Satellites Reveal Dip in Gravity from West Antarctica Ice Loss
The animation, based on measurements from ESA’s GOCE satellite and the NASA–German Grace mission, shows that ice lost from West Antarctica has caused a dip…
Graphene Quantum Dots Outperform Platinum in Fuel Cells
Researchers at Rice University have developed a cheap hybrid catalyst made from graphene quantum dots that outperforms platinum catalysts for certain reactions within fuel cells….
New Drug-Delivery Capsule to Inject Drugs Directly into the Lining of the Digestive Tract
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and MIT have developed a new drug-delivery capsule coated with tiny needles that can inject drugs directly into the lining…
New SDO Video Shows Recent Sunspots that Have Developed and Faded Away
This new video from the Solar Dynamics Observatory shows how many sunspots develop and fade away over a period of days. Lots of Spots Over…
NASA’s Swift Detects a Massive Superflare from a Red Dwarf Star
NASA’s Swift satellite detected a massive superflare from a red dwarf star in the binary system DG CVn. The initial blast was as much as…
ALMA Finds Direct Evidence That Merging Galaxies Can Form Disc Galaxies
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA) and several other radio telescopes, astronomers find direct evidence that merging galaxies can form disc galaxies instead of…
Resveratrol Inhibits the Growth of Bacteria that Causes Acne
New research shows that resveratrol may be a key ingredient for acne treatment, finding that combining resveratrol with a common acne medication, benzoyl peroxide, may…
Scientists Reveal New Information to Improve Vaccinations Against Pneumococcus Infection
An international team of experts has revealed a genetic switch that controls pneumococcus infection and allows the bacterium to randomly change its characteristics into six…
Architecture of Kepler’s Multi-Transiting Systems
A new study details the orbital architectures of Kepler systems having multiple planet candidates, revealing 899 transiting planet candidates in 365 multiple-planet systems and providing…
Cassini Reveals Mysterious Feature off the Coast of Ligeia Mare
New images from Cassini data show the appearance and evolution of a mysterious feature in Ligeia Mare, one of the largest hydrocarbon seas on Saturn’s…
How Tiny Imbalances Result in Massive Phytoplankton Blooms
New research details how tiny imbalances in the phytoplankton predator-prey relationship, caused by environmental variability, give rise to massive phytoplankton blooms, having huge impacts on…
Supercomputer Simulations Reveal an Unusual Death for Ancient Supermassive Stars
New supercomputer simulations show that non-rotating supermassive primordial stars can die as highly energetic thermonuclear supernovae powered by explosive helium burning, releasing about 10,000 times…
