Astronomer Finds Star Fuel Reservoirs Surrounding Galaxies
Most galaxies, including our own, grow by accumulating new material and turning them into stars — that much is known. What has been unknown is…
Most galaxies, including our own, grow by accumulating new material and turning them into stars — that much is known. What has been unknown is…
When a person tries to access a memory, their brain quickly sifts through everything stored in it to find the relevant information. But as we…
Results can help anticipate the scale of future health complications and improve planning for use of healthcare resources. Almost a third (32 of every 100)…
Device offers insights into artificial muscular pumps, a step toward building an artificial heart. Harvard University researchers, in collaboration with colleagues from Emory University, have…
Researchers also found that previously-infected patients with obesity, contrary to expectations, had a higher and more sustained immune response. New research to be presented at…
In his book Wonderful Life, the late Stephen Jay Gould, former professor in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, popularized the “weird…
Pollen data from 19 modern European countries reveals that although the Black Death had a devastating impact in some regions, parts of Europe experienced negligible…
A team of astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) in Chile have found evidence of another planet orbiting Proxima Centauri,…
Final Moments of Planetary Remnants Seen for First Time New study confirms decades of indirect evidence for debris from disintegrating planets hurtling into white dwarfs…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has taken its first visible light images of the surface of Venus from space. Smothered in thick clouds, Venus’ surface is…
A new study from the University of Warwick demonstrates the impact of passing stars, misaligned binary stars, and passing gas clouds on the formation of…
Earth’s core, the deepest part of our planet, is characterized by extremely high pressure and temperature. It is composed of a liquid outer core and…
Saturn’s high-altitude winds generate an extraordinary aurorae. University of Leicester space scientists have discovered a previously unseen mechanism that powers the massive planetary aurorae at…
In the search for “potentially-habitable” extrasolar planets, one of the main things scientists look at is stellar activity. Whereas stars like our own, a G-type…
In mice, a vaccination strategy that uses an mRNA coronavirus vaccine injection followed by a nasal spray booster generates immune protection in the airways. A…
Over 6,000 study participants, who lost more than 50 pounds and kept the weight off more than three years, offer tips to succeed. About one…
Sponges grow in large numbers and to impressive size on the peaks of extinct underwater volcanoes. Massive sponge gardens thrive on top of seamounts in…
To understand how life emerged, scientists investigate the chemistry of carbon and water. In the case of water, they track the various forms, or isotopes,…