Situated in the Kuiper Belt, over 5 billion kilometers away from Earth, this unique perspective promises to provide fresh insights into the atmospheres and energy dynamics of these distant planets.

Scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) investigators have made a significant advance in developing alternative materials for the high-speed memory chips that let computers access information quickly and that bypass the l…

London, Aug 14 (IANS): Geoengineering has emerged as the latest option to cool the climate. But artificially

Adoptions in the animal kingdom may confer an evolutionary advantage, but other factors — such as empathy, the urge to care for babies and inexperience — could also contribute.

Superresolution microscopy, a technique that can reveal structures as small as 10 nanometers - roughly the width of 100 atoms, has revolutionised biological research.

Deep in the icy, mysterious waters around Antarctica, where even penguins dare not venture, marine scientists have stumbled upon a creature that seems to have taken inspiration from the nightmares of sci-fi enthusiasts. The "Antarctic strawberry feather star"…

Swinburne has been awarded $5 million to launch a new Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Hub for Future Digital Manufacturing in 2023.The Hub will devise new technology and pathways for commercialisation and industry adoption, and is one of f

NASA's search for life on Mars, driven by the Perseverance rover, may soon yield promising results. Past endeavors, while not definitively proving life, have informed current investigation techniques and broadened our understanding of non-biological processes…

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics in Bengaluru have discovered a rare carbon-enhanced metal-poor (CEMP) star that suggests an unexpected combination of neutron-capture processes contributed to its formation. The intermediate process (i-proces…

A new study has identified 135 new genes that impact melanin production, which could be targeted to develop melanin-modifying drugs for vitiligo and o

Revealing the factors behind human pigmentation: Genome-wide genetic search.

An Apollo group asteroid could make its closest approach to Earth today as its orbit will bring it dangerously close to the planet. Know details such as its speed, size, and distance, as per NASA.

New study has ‘immense implications’ for physics, cosmology and our fundamental understanding of the universe, scientist says

Scientists at Beijing Anzhen Hospital discovered microplastics in the hearts of patients who underwent cardiovascular surgery, highlighting concerns about plastic pollution's impact on human health.

A Utah Valley University science professor helped discover carbon dioxide on an exoplanet 700 lightyears from Earth.Subscribe to ABC4 on YouTube: https://www...

In the center of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, basks the truly massive galaxy cluster 2MASX J05101744-4519179. This distant galaxy cluster is a cosmic leviathan that is highly luminous at X-ray wavelengths. Observing galaxy clusters lik…

NASA’s JPL has reported 4 asteroids hurtling towards Earth on August 14.

New Study Solves Mystery on Insulator-to-Metal Transition A study explored insulator-to-metal transitions, uncovering discrepancies in the traditional Landau-Zener formula and offering new insights into resistive switching. By using computer simulations, the …

India joins a powerplay with the United States, China and Russia in the hunt for lunar treasure and strategic superiority.

"Understanding the mechanisms of the largest storms in the solar system puts the theory of hurricanes into a broader cosmic context, challenging our current knowledge and pushing the boundaries of...

Terrifying M-class solar flares could be on the cards as a sunspot facing the Earth has developed an unstable “beta-delta” field, reports NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.

By replacing fluorescent molecules in an existing imaging process with ones that instead scatter light, researchers have revealed a whole new level of dazzling details within our living cells.

A cosmic object in the shape of a glowing question mark has photobombed one of the latest images captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope — and scientists think they know what it might be.

A new perspective on structure and complexity. In science, the simplest explanations often hold the most truth, a concept known as "Occam's Razor." This principle has shaped scientific thought for centuries, but when dealing with abstract ideas, how do we eva…

The physics of cell communication: ISTA scientists successfully model cell dynamics. Like us, cells communicate. Well, in their own special way. Using waves as their common language, cells tell one another where and when to move. They talk, they share informa…