How Earth sounds like from outer space
The Radiation Belt Storm Probes are on a two-year mission to explore the Van Allen Belts....
ISS changes orbit to dodge space debris collision
The Russian space program's Mission Control Center recently announced that the International Space Station will adjust its orbit to prevent...
A black and white view of Saturn shadowed by its rings [SCIENCE ART]
In a dazzling new photo delivered by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, Saturn can be admired in new black and white perspective, as...
Honeybee artificial brain might help unravel animal cognition
A group of researchers at Universities of Sheffield and Sussex have embarked in a highly ambitious project, in a quest to...
Scientists propose space boat that paddles through Titan’s methane lakes
NASA's Cassini mission show river networks draining into lakes in Titan's north polar region. (c) NASA/JPL/USGS...
More than half of the Great Barrier Reef has declined in the past 30 years
(c) David Doubilet According to the most comprehensive study ever carried out on the World Heritage Site,...
Ice cold layer discovered in the atmosphere of the hottest planet
In a surprising find, scientists have discovered a cold layer sandwiched between two hot ones in Venus atmosphere, the hottest planet in...
Carnivorous plant catapults insects into trap
The snapping tentacles of the sundew. (c) Poppinga S, Hartmeyer SRH, Seidel R, Masselter T, Hartmeyer...
Reducing global warming using an asteroid cloud dust
According to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, climate change models suggest that average global temperatures will likely rise...
Beautifully colored ‘seagull nebula’ imaged
Nebulae are among the most brightest objects in the sky, and besides their fantastic halo in the night sky, which...
This fish likes to play rough: the male has four hooks on its genitalia
Biologists have found a new species of fresh water fish east-central Mexican waters, and what they discovered was more than they...
Harvest moon this Saturday night – don’t miss it!
Although this Saturday night full moon might seem ordinary enough, it bares a certain significance. Traditionally dubbed the "harvest moon"...
Astronomers measure black hole’s radius of no return
At the center of most galaxies lie black holes, some of which are classed as supermassive black holes. These cosmic...
Computer analyses fine art like an expert would. Art only for humans?
When fine art is concerned, or visual arts in general for that matter, complex cognitive functions are at play as...
Biochemical reactions that maintain an erection uncovered
For decades now, scientists have known what are the biochemical reactions that trigger a penile erection, however not those that...
Psychopaths can be spotted through a smell test, study says
Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) in one of the most memorable scenes from the cult classic motion...
New polymer aerogels might become the wonder insulating material
Since they were first invented in 1931, aerogels have become widely used in the industry, mostly for insulation purposes, thanks...
Particle accelerator can transmute radioactive waste and drastically lower half-life decay
A schematic of the MYRRHA (Multi-purpose hYbrid Research Reactor for High-tech Applications) concept allows for industrial...
California legalizes self-driving cars
After Nevada, California has become the second state in the US, and well the world for that matter, to legalize...
Vampire squids are the ocean’s garbage disposals
(c) Hoving and Robison A peculiar animal, which thanks to the harsh environment it calls home...