A new low-mass galaxy has been discovered
False color g+r crop of Corvus A image from Megacam. The blue region of recent star formation is clearly visible on the eastern side of the galaxy, but there is…
Big push for new epigenetic paradigm: CoRSIVs first found in humans now found in cattle
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study published in Genome Biology opens up new opportunities to improve production efficiency in beef cattle and potentially in livestock more broadly. A team of…
Gnatalie is the only green-boned dinosaur found on the planet. It will be exhibited in LA
A 150-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton is on display at the Natural History Museum's new visitor center, currently under construction, Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Los Angeles. Its newest occupant is a…
Forgotten film stills from half a century ago reveal a hidden truth about Antarctic glaciers
In March 2002, the Larsen B ice shelf collapsed catastrophically, smashing an area about one-sixth the size of Tasmania.In a paper published today in Scientific Reports, we used nearly 1,000…
Nearby exoplanet may be first known ocean world: Webb Telescope
An artist's illustration of a planet—though not LHS 1140 b—outside the Solar System. A planet relatively close to Earth may be the first discovered with a potentially life-sustaining liquid ocean…
Saturday quotes: Goldilocks’ first black hole; Metabolism of Toxoplasma gondii; pumping at muscle speed
The globular cluster Omega Centauri—with as many as ten million stars—is seen in all its glory in this image taken with the WFI camera at ESO's La Silla Observatory. Credit:…
Scientists demonstrate calculation of chemical reservoirs using the formose reaction
Schematic overview of the formosa tank computer. credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07567-x Researchers at the Institute for Molecules and Materials at Radboud University, the Netherlands, have demonstrated that a complex…
Astronaut who spent 178 days in space shares the big ‘lie’ he realized after seeing Earth
You can only imagine what goes through an astronaut's head as they have a bird's eye view of our planet from space - but I think "it's way down" might…
Mars likely had a cold and icy past, new study finds
The rim and floor of Gale Crater as seen by NASA's Curiosity rover. Credit: NASA The question of whether Mars ever supported life has captured the imagination of scientists and…
NASA still expects Boeing’s Starliner to return astronauts from the ISS, but notes a backup option for SpaceX
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (right) and Sunny Williams, wearing Boeing spacesuits, leave the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Inspections Building at the Kennedy Space Center for Launch Complex 41 at…