Solar Activity Heating Up As New Sunspots Sport the Biggest Solar Flare in Years
On May 29, 2020, a family of sunspots — dark spots that freckle the face of the Sun, representing areas of complex magnetic fields —…
Get Your Ticket to the Moon: Europe’s First Ever Lunar Lander
Development of Europe’s first ever lunar lander was agreed upon by ESA Member States in 2019 and now ESA is seeking your ideas for science…
Breakthrough in Artificial Photosynthetic System That Produces Clean and Renewable Energy From Sunlight and Water
Understanding nature’s process could inform the next generation of artificial photosynthetic systems that produce clean and renewable energy from sunlight and water. Photosystem II is…
Two Students Develop Interactive Dashboard to Keep Tabs on Coronavirus Pandemic
Two University of Cincinnati students have developed an interactive dashboard that shows COVID-19 cases and deaths in Greater Cincinnati and other major U.S. cities. Known…
Expert Analysis: When COVID-19 Meets the Next Flu Season
Pulmonologist outlines factors that could determine severity of ’20/’21 flu season. As if the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t scary enough, flu season is not far away. How…
Presence of an Earth-Like Planet Around Our Nearest Star Confirmed – Evidence of a Mysterious Second Signal Discovered
The existence of a planet the size of Earth around the closest star in the Alpha Centauri star system, Proxima Centauri, has been confirmed by…
New Model Predicts the Peaks of the COVID-19 Pandemic Around the World
As of late May, COVID-19 has killed more than 325,000 people around the world. Even though the worst seems to be over for countries like…
Each Year Billions of Tons of Ocean Water Falls Into the Deep Earth Lower Mantle Where It Has Extraordinary Oxidation Power
If we took a journey from Earth’s surface to the center, the midway point locates roughly at 1900 km depth in the lower mantle. The…
“Single Pixel Vision” Discovery in Fish Reveals Clues to How Humans Can Spot Tiny Details
Recently discovered ‘single-pixel vision’ in fish could help researchers understand how humans are able to spot tiny details in their environment — like stars in…
3D-Printed Nuclear Reactor Core Promises Faster, More Economical Energy
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are refining their design of a 3D-printed nuclear reactor core, scaling up the additive manufacturing…
Chinese Pterodactyl Wings Its Way to England
The first ever specimen of a pterodactyl, more commonly found in China and Brazil, has been found in the United Kingdom. A fossil hunter recently…
Greenland – Exploring the World’s Largest Island From Space
Northwest Greenland is featured in this icy image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission. Lying in the North Atlantic Ocean, Greenland is the world’s largest…
Not Sure if You’ve Already Had Coronavirus? This Test Might Tell You (Video)
Many people are wondering if that bad cold they had back in February or March was actually the new coronavirus. In principle, an antibody test…
New ‘Planetary Quarantine’ Report Reviews Risks of Alien Contamination
Stanford’s Scott Hubbard, the former director of NASA Ames, discusses how the advent of new activities and players in the exploration and use of space…
Cats Can Spread COVID-19 Coronavirus Infection to Other Cats
Three cats infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 spread the virus to three other cats in a lab study published in The New England…
One Large Stellar Latte to Go – Hubble Captures Galaxy First Spotted by William Herschel in 1790
Far away in the Ursa Major constellation is a swirling galaxy that would not look out of place on a coffee made by a starry-eyed…
New MIT Random Number Algorithm Could Help Analyses of Complex Systems, From Earth’s Climate to Financial Markets
Algorithm Quickly Simulates a Roll of Loaded Dice The fast and efficient generation of random numbers has long been an important challenge. For centuries, games…
New Study Outlines a Roadmap for Effective Treatment of COVID-19
Study outlines key immunological factors underlying COVID-19 disease progression and proposes a range of drugs that may be repurposed to treat the disease. Due to…