Aegirocassis Benmoulae Hints at Early Arthropod Evolution
Newly discovered fossils of an extinct sea creature named Aegirocassis benmoulae provide key evidence about the early evolution of arthropods. A presentation by Dr. Peter…
Newly discovered fossils of an extinct sea creature named Aegirocassis benmoulae provide key evidence about the early evolution of arthropods. A presentation by Dr. Peter…
By watching the rocking motion of the two aurorae, astronomers have determined that a large amount of saltwater exists beneath Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. NASA’s Hubble…
Using data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, two newly published studies reveal the first clear evidence that Saturn’s moon Enceladus exhibits signs of present-day hydrothermal activity…
Using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, a newly published study from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute reveals that a “rippled” Milky Way maybe 50 percent…
New research from MIT finds evidence that a new strain of H1N1 may carry dangerous mutations. Since December, an outbreak of swine flu in India…
A newly published study about the Carina Nebula is helping astronomers better understand the processes that may have contributed to the formation of the sun…
First released in 2006, this popular image reveals Hubble’s sharpest view to date of the Orion Nebula. The image offers a peek inside a cavern…
The MMS mission is set to explore the magnetic reconnection at the nose of the magnetosphere, providing the first ever three-dimensional view of this process…
Astronomers from the University of Cambridge have identified nine new dwarf satellites orbiting the Milky Way, the largest number ever discovered at once. Astronomers have…
New research from Harvard University and colleagues from around the globe reveals that the teeth of early hominins grew unlike those of either modern humans…
New research from neuroscientists at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital reveals that different parts of the brain work best at different ages. Scientists have long…
A newly published study from Yale University reveals an important connection between key autism risk genes in the human brain, a major step toward understanding…
A team of astronomers has discovered that coronal mass ejections accelerate and concentrate nanodust particles in the interplanetary medium, a conclusion derived from STEREO instruments…
A newly published study from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory reveals that the speed with which temperatures change will continue to increase…
New research shows that the experimental drug GC-1 dramatically increases the metabolic rate, essentially converting white fat into a fat like calorie-burning brown fat. San…
A new study from MIT demonstrates that entanglement can improve the performance of optical sensors, even when it doesn’t survive light’s interaction with the environment….
Using population-based surveillance data, new research estimates that the germ Clostridium difficile caused nearly half a million infections in the United States in a single…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has spotted four images of a distant exploding star for the first time. The images are…