High temperatures & large crowds fueling summer COVID-19 spike

Engineers have developed nanoscale tattoos—dots and wires that adhere to live cells—in a breakthrough that puts researchers one step closer to tracking the health of individual cells.

Apple has launched the seventh edition of its free online series, "Meet the App Store Experts", for developers around the world. The series, which run

Seasonal warmth led to the rapid disintegration of sea ice near the junction of two large outlet glaciers.

New observations of a faraway rocky world that might have its own magnetic field could help astronomers understand the seemingly haphazard magnetic fields swaddling our solar system’s planets.

Researchers discovered Heliconius butterflies exhibit spatial learning, marking the first experimental proof of such abilities in any butterfly or moth species.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured sunspot AR3386 blast a long-duration X1.6-class solar flare on Aug. 5, 2023. See at time-lapse of the flare in mul...

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A new study provides the first experimental evidence that the trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus, can conceal itself by swimming closely behind another fish while hunting—and reduce the likelihood of being detected by its prey. The study, involving collaborato…

Losing long-lasting flockmates may drive a golden-crowned sparrow to stray from its favorite overwintering spot, a new study says, suggesting that friendly, familiar faces help anchor it to familiar spaces.

Researchers who manipulate lignin, a molecular fiber that allows plants to grow tall and transport water, unexpectedly discovered its synthesis has more far-reaching effects on plant development than previously suspected.

Spacecraft are built with rare and expensive metals to withstand the rigors of outer space. A new approach could help repurpose them instead of discarding them.

In Deshhit, we will first talk about Chandrayaan-3. During its journey to the Moon so far, Chandrayaan-3 did a historic job on Sunday night. Chandrayaan took video selfie with moon..For the first time Chandrayaan sent a 39 second video of moon with its camera…

In Pyrococcus furiosus, histones bind and bend DNA to enable integration of new spacer fragments into CRISPR loci.

Jason Dunlop, curator of Arachnida and Myriapoda at the Museum für Naturkunde, in Berlin, has identified a spider held at the museum for several years. In his paper published in the journal PalZ, he describes the features of the spider and also notes that it …

The binding specificity of catalytically inactive Cas9 to any pre-defined short sequence of double-stranded DNA can be detected by sensing changes in ionic current as suitably designed barcoded DNA translocates through solid-state nanopores.

New York, Aug 7 (IANS): An international team of scientists has discovered the highest-energy light coming from the sun.

Heliconius butterflies are capable of spatial learning, scientists have discovered.

Engineers at Macquarie University have pioneered a new method for producing nanosensors that is significantly less carbon-intensive, cuts costs, and enhances efficiency and versatility, substantially improving a key process in this multi-trillion-dollar globa…

NASA will provide live coverage beginning at 10:15 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 9, as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station. The spacewalk is expected to begin about 10:45 a.m., and last up to seven hours.

The alarming and colossal disappearance of sea ice formation in Antarctica has left experts ‘astonished’. Harry Cockburn reveals the consequences for humans and species

Another batch of Starlink satellites is in orbit after SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The first stage landed on its drone ...

The Great Orbax from the University of Guelph joined us today to talk about what the night sky holds for us this month.

A recent paper suggests our understanding of the cosmos is wrong and proposes a different model. Could this new idea be right? In a word: No.

A quartet of cubesats launched in May to monitor the development of tropical storm systems is working just in time to support the Atlantic hurricane season.