The independently evolved extreme holoparasites Balanophora and Sapria display convergent characteristics of genome modifications, including gene loss in particular pathways, reduction of multigene families and relaxed selection pressures.

OSIRIS-REx is NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission. It launched in September 2016 on a journey to explore a near-Earth asteroid called Bennu. In Octob...

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Researchers have demonstrated a material for next generation dynamic windows, which would allow building occupants to switch their windows between three modes: transparent, or "normal" windows; windows that block infrared light, helping to keep a building coo…

See the Artemis 2 crew walkout of NASA's Operation and Checkout building in a dress rehearsal for launch. See photos from the rehearsal: https://www.space.co...

This massive particle could serve as the connection between dark matter and the everyday matter that comprises stars, planets and us.

If you happen to come across plants of the Balanophoraceae family in a corner of a forest, you might easily mistake them for fungi growing around tree roots. Their mushroom-like structures are actually inflorescences, composed of minute flowers.

This large predatory marsupial was king among Tasmanian forests which remain largely intact since its extinction 130 years ago.

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The chipmaker is developing a sequel to its Tunnel Falls quantum processor. Quantum computing in coming years could improve batteries, finance and AI.

Using Stanford's powerful SSRL X-ray tools, researchers from SJSU have finally discovered the mechanism behind how nanodiamond coating works.

SpaceX just extended its Falcon 9 rocket-reuse record. Space.com reports: The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday at 11:38 p.m. EDT (0338 GMT Sept. 20), carrying 22 of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites toward…

In this era of renewed interest in lunar and interplanetary exploration, the Artemis Accords are a pivotal milestone in space governance and international collaboration.

Late last year, Caltech researchers revealed that they had developed a new fabrication technique for printing microsized metal parts containing features about as thick as three or four sheets of paper.

The first stars in the Universe were enormous, made of primordial hydrogen and helium from the Big Bang. They lived short lives, exploded as supernovae, and seeded nearby nebulae with heavier elements that began the next generation of stars. Our telescopes ar…

Scientists from IOCB Prague are the first to describe the causes of the behavior of one of the fundamental aromatic molecules, azulene. This molecule has captivated the scientific community not just with its distinct blue hue, but also with its unique propert…

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has observed the galaxy cluster PLCK G165.7+67.0. The observational campaign resulted in the detection of a new Type I supernova. The finding is reported in a paper published Se…

Two cameras working together helped NASA reveal details in "greater detail than previously possible."

At the lowest point, nearly 11,000 metres below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, a new virus named vB_HmeY_H4907 has been discovered on Earth.

NASA has seven key ground tests to do in the coming months.

A new study is changing the way astrophysicists understand the eating habits of supermassive black holes.

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China's Wide Field Survey Telescope has captured an amazing view of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Its the "world's largest field-of-view image of the Andromeda...

Novel method will enable researchers to study the ramifications of many different gene changes in a single experiment.