The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unlocked the depths of interstellar space with unprecedented clarity, offering humanity a high-resolution window into the cosmos. Harnessing this newfound capability, an international team of researchers set out to in…

Scientists have dramatically revised the universe’s expiration date, suggesting everything from black holes to humans could vanish far sooner than we ever imagined The universe may be disappearing far faster than scientists once believed. New research from th…

Georgia Tech scientists have uncovered evidence that a mountain on the rim of Jezero Crater—where NASA's Perseverance Rover is currently collecting samples for possible return to Earth—is likely a volcano. Called Jezero Mons, it is nearly half the size of the…

Telescopes perched on the Andes Mountains glimpsed elusive encounters fueled by the first of the first stars in the universe more than 13 billion years ago.

New findings from the University of Bonn challenge the assumptions of the standard cosmological model. The faint "afterglow" that fills the universe has long been one of the most important clues supporting the Big Bang theory. Known as cosmic microwave backgr…

From brain folds to insect architecture, L. Mahadevan explains how complex biological forms and behaviors emerge through the interplay of physical forces, environment and embodiment.

Humpback whales caught blowing giant bubble rings underwater may have been attempting some kind of communication with their audience of human onlookers, a new study suggests.

In several demonstrations he burned through copper, melted titanium, created rubies, melted *tungsten*, and set a diamond on fire.

A dormant giant in Bolivia stirs once again, and scientists are racing to understand the sudden activity beneath its surface. Uturuncu: A Volcano That Refuses to ... Continue Reading →

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"These first images are astonishing, but the best is still yet to come."

It’s a problem that few of us will ever face, but if you ever have to calibrate your scanning electron microscope, you’ll need a resolution target with a high contrast under an electron beam. This …

: Confusingly, the magnetic north and south poles are both down there, where the Solar Orbiter can see them

USU researchers are working with NASA to develop a hybrid rocket motor that could help astronauts land on and take off from the moon in future Artemis missions.

A supermassive black hole in the early Universe has been spotted blasting out powerful jets of plasma that are at least twice as long as the Milky Way is wide.

IN A NUTSHELL 🔬 Researchers discovered a shape-recovering liquid that defies traditional laws of thermodynamics by forming a stable Grecian urn shape. 🧲 The liquid’s unique behavior is influenced by magnetic particles creating dipoles, which interfere with …

What if one of the most iconic building blocks of life was misunderstood all along? A new study challenges long-standing assumptions about ancient proteins and their role in the origin of life. How did life originate? Ancient proteins may hold important clues…

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It was no small feat to make this 3,250-kilometer (2,000-mile) journey.

Researchers have confirmed the existence of a new island in the northern part of the Caspian Sea, but they haven't managed to land on it yet.

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 SPHEREx is a groundbreaking $488 million NASA mission aimed at mapping the universe in three dimensions. 🔭 The telescope will scan the entire sky twice annually, analyzing over 450 million galaxies and 100 million Milky Way stars. 🌌 Its mis…

Thanks to their "gastric furnace", these prehistoric giants harnessed the power of fermentation.

An asteroid that burst onto the scene with an unusually high risk of striking Earth has just had its collision risk upgraded.

About a century ago, scientists were struggling to reconcile what seemed a contradiction in Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity.

Modern humans wandered in from the southeast and found a continent already home to a very different kind of human: the Neanderthals.