A close-up view of the head of the Seagull Nebula, which is located roughly 3,700…
More than a hundred bones of animals, some of which could be of human origin…
A computer simulation suggests that there are many single stars that were born as two…
There have been portable X-ray machines for about a century, but most are heavy and…
Scientists at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital have discovered a new biomarker for melanoma, finding…
This new full-color XDF image offers an improved portrait of the deepest-ever view of the…
Humans will embrace good news and attenuate bad news. People tend to overestimate their odds…
There are many instances in the animal world where males have shorter lifespans than females,…
Using chemically treated stamps to remove molecules already in place on gold substrates, scientists have…
Toxoplasmosis, an infection caused by the microscopic parasite Toxoplasma gondii, infects about 22.5% of Americans,…
Brazilian and British scientists have been examining the heavy smoke plumes from wildfires in the…
As research into ways to accelerate electrons with “X-band” microwaves rather than the S-band waves…
The Fukushima disaster seems to have caused three generations of butterflies near the nuclear plant…
Chemists are close to showing that DNA could form spontaneously from chemicals which were present…
The Chandra X-ray Observatory has provided evidence that our Milky Way Galaxy is embedded in…
Most lasers are made up of silicon wafers using expensive processes, similar to the ones…
If the Arctic continues to melt, there could be more military and commercial activity in…
Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are a useful model for studying gene behavior and function. Researchers have…