Previously Unknown Hominin Discovered In Denisova Cave in Siberia
The Denisova Cave, perched high in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia, has been a large natural shelter for humans and animals for tens of…
Researchers May Be Able to Sequence Genomes of Any Microbes
Until now, researchers could only sequence the genomes of microbes in two ways. They could sequence it directly, which requires growing the organism in a…
Hubble Discovers NGC 1073, A Barred Spiral Galaxy Similar to Milky Way
The Hubble Telescope unveiled an eerie twin galaxy to the Milky Way today. NGC 1073, a barred spiral galaxy like the Milky Way, is located…
“Mediocre to Awful” State Science Standards Could Jeopardize U.S. Competitiveness
A new report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute on the United States K-12 state science standards reports that “the majority of the states’ standards…
After 20 Years, Russian Drill Nears 14-Million-Year-Old Lake Vostok
A team of Russian researchers is close to breaching Lake Vostok, a prehistoric lake that’s been trapped deep beneath the Antarctic surface for the last…
Researchers Create 30-Minute Video Demonstrating Fluid Dynamics
By using simplified lab models, researchers at UCLA have developed a 30-minute film that demonstrates the large-scale fluid dynamics occurring in the oceans and atmosphere….
Researchers Identify Cell-Permeable Peptide that Inhibits Hepatitis C Virus Replication
Dr. Samuel French and his team of researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have continued to build on previous research that identified two cellular…
New Study Questions the Claims of Worldwide Increased Jellyfish Blooms
New research from an international team of scientists challenges the claim that the world’s oceans are experiencing increases in jellyfish due to human activities such…
Scientists Discover Nano-Crystal (Cluster) of PbS
A team of scientists from John Hopkins University and McNeese State University have determined that when 32 units of lead sulfide, PbS, molecules assemble together,…
Researchers Study Butterfly Flight Dynamics to Create Small Airborne Robots
Engineers at Johns Hopkins are studying butterflies using high-speed video cameras to gain a better understand of their flight dynamics. With funding from U.S. defense…
Researchers Use Computer Simulations to Better Understand Spider Silk
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Politecnico di Torino in Italy have published a new study examining how spider webs respond…
Team of International Scientists Discover New Super-Earth
Using public data from the European Southern Observatory with measurements from the Keck Observatory’s High Resolution Echelle Spectrograph and the Carnegie Planet Finder Spectrograph at…
Researchers Use Sanitation Techniques to Boost Sap Production
Researchers at Cornell University are using workshops and webinars to advocate sanitation techniques in maple sap production. The researchers found that by replacing spouts and…
Chemistry Might Influence Habitable Zones Around Extrasolar Systems
Trace elements in extrasolar systems might influence the evolution of habitable zones around their stars, where carbon-based life as we know it might dwell. Most…
The Bolshoi Simulation: Boxing the Universe
The Bolshoi simulation is the most accurate cosmological simulation of the evolution of the large-scale structure of the universe. Larger simulations, including the BigBolshoi and…
NASA’s GRAIL Mission Returns Video From Far Side of the Moon
The first images and video from NASA’s GRAIL mission of the far side of the moon were captured on January 19, 2012, by the MoonKAM…
NASA’s Newest CERES Instrument Scans Earth
The Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) on board NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite began taking Earth-viewing data just a few days ago. The…
Human Brains Take Longer to Wire Up Than Simian Ones
Human brains make synaptic connections throughout much of childhood, and the brain’s plasticity enables humans to slowly wire them based upon experiences, contrary to how…
