In a paper published in SCIENCE CHINA Chemistry, a concept of co-thermal in-situ reduction of inorganic carbonates by using the energy released through carbonate decomposition under pure hydrogen atmosphere was proposed. Interestingly, this process reduced th…

Neuroscientists have been mapping and recreating the nervous systems and brains of various animals since the microscope was invented, and have even been able to map out entire brain structures than…

Dr Garrett Reisman is a former NASA astronaut and former director of space operations at SpaceX. He says SpaceX's agility as an organisation means it is prep...

Scientists have confirmed that intrinsic alignments of galaxies can probe dark matter and dark energy on a cosmological scale, supporting general relativity at vast spatial scales. However, the nature of dark energy and cosmic acceleration remains unresolved.…

A shot of Mount Everest made by a high-resolution camera attached to the outside of the International Space Station shows the Himalayas.

The world's first solar power station was built before World War One, created by a man with a vision for cleaner air.

We can learn about the universe without conquering it.

Researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered record-high magnetoresistance in graphene, offering potential breakthroughs in understanding strange metals and applications in magnetic sensors. In a paper published in the journal Nature on April 1…

There's something really odd about the Sun.

The private freighter will depart the orbiting lab around 7:20 a.m. ET on Friday (April 21).

New research shows that the massive ice sheets at the top and bottom of our planet are shrinking much faster than previously thought. The international study compiled satellite measurements over time and depict what one researcher described as a "devastating …

Researchers in China have developed a new neural network that generates high-quality bird images from textual descriptions using common-sense knowledge to enhance the generated image at three different levels of resolution, achieving competitive scores with o…

New research shows that the massive ice sheets at the top and bottom of our planet are shrinking much faster than previously thought. The international study...

Scientists discover how X chromosome gets its shape, solving one of lifes greatest mysteries

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the University of Tennessee have analysed ancient dolomite (carbonate) deposits in Vempalle, in Andhra Pradesh’s Cuddapah district, and estimated the temperature and composition of a shallow, inland se…

Beaver ponds contain nitrogen, an essential nutrient that can become a pollutant when too much is present. Land managers need to know if beaver ponds are storing or releasing nitrogen, but chemical testing can be expensive. A new study shows how simple mappin…

After our exploration of a boulder field last week, Perseverance is continuing the Upper Fan campaign. We have driven to Echo Creek, from which we also have a view of Belva Crater.

The 660-pound RHESSI spacecraft came down on Wednesday night (April 19).

Even if you are not a quantum physicist, you will most likely have heard of Schrödinger's famous cat. Erwin Schrödinger came up with the feline that can be alive and dead at the same time in a thought experiment in 1935. The obvious contradiction—after all, i…

Astronomers using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have identified a new threat to life on planets like Earth: a phase during which intense X-rays from exploded stars can affect planets over 100 light-years away. This result, as…

Lack of helicopter support frustrates some polar scientists

For decades physicists have argued over the nature of the elusive dark matter that pervades the Universe. A clever new study uses gravitational lensing to bring new evidence to the debate.

This gorgeous Hubble image is a celebration of the telescope's 33rd space birthday.

Astronomers are celebrating NASA's Hubble Space Telescope's 33rd launch anniversary with an ethereal photo of a nearby star-forming region, NGC 1333. The nebula is in the Perseus molecular cloud, and located approximately 960 light-years away.

Two fungi commonly found in plants and soil made meals of some of the hardest-to-recycle plastics.