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Published Dinosaur faces and feet may have popped with color - Dinosaur Faces and Feet May Have Popped with Color


A study finds that there is a 50 percent chance that the common ancestor of birds and dinosaurs had...
Published Astronomers confirm star wreck as source of extreme cosmic particles - Astronomers Confirm Star Wreck as Source of Extreme Cosmic Particles


NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope confirms one supernova remnant as a launch site for some of o...
Published The curious case of the warped Kuiper Belt - The Curious Case of the Warped Kuiper Belt


The plane of the solar system is warped in the belt's outer reaches, signaling the presence of an un...
Published Event horizons are tunable factories of quantum entanglement - Event Horizons: Tunable Factories of Quantum Entanglement



Physicists have leveraged quantum information theory techniques to reveal a mechanism for amplifying...
Published Neutrino factories in deep outer space - Neutrino Factories in Deep Outer Space: A New Frontier in Particle Physics



Highly energetic and difficult to detect, neutrinos travel billions of light years before reaching o...
Published Vast patches of glassy rock in Chilean desert likely created by ancient exploding comet - Vast Patches of Glassy Rock in Chilean Desert Likely Created by Ancient Exploding Comet


Heat from a comet exploding just above the ground fused the sandy soil into patches of glass stretch...
Published Researchers capture elusive missing step in the final act of photosynthesis - Researchers Capture Elusive Missing Step in the Final Act of Photosynthesis



Photosynthesis plays a crucial role in shaping and sustaining life on Earth, yet many aspects of the...
Published The Goldilocks Supernova - The Goldilocks Supernova: A Rare and Mysterious Cosmic Event


Scientists have discovered the first convincing evidence for a new type of stellar explosion -- an e...
Published Elucidating the mysteries of enzyme evolution at the macromolecular level - Elucidating the Mysteries of Enzyme Evolution at the Macromolecular Level



Researchers have made a major breakthrough earlier this year in the field of evolutionary conservati...
Published Black holes in eccentric orbit - Black Holes in Eccentric Orbit: A Fascinating Phenomenon


A research team has reconstructed the origin of an unusual gravitational wave signal. The signal GW1...
Published Ethereal color variant of mysterious plant is actually a new species - Ethereal Color Variant of Mysterious Plant is Actually a New Species


It was thought that there was only one species of the ghost-like Monotropastrum humile plant found i...
Published Ultraprecise atomic clock poised for new physics discoveries - Ultraprecise Atomic Clock Poised for New Physics Discoveries


Physicists have made one of the highest performance atomic clocks ever. Their instrument, known a...
Published Dark energy: Neutron stars will tell us if it's only an illusion - Dark Energy: Neutron Stars Will Tell Us If It's Only an Illusion


Scientists provide the first simulation of neutron star collisions in extensions of general relativi...
Published Celestial monsters at the origin of globular clusters - Celestial Monsters at the Origin of Globular Clusters



Globular clusters are the most massive and oldest star clusters in the Universe. They can contain up...
Published Mysterious new behavior seen in whales may be recorded in ancient manuscripts - Mysterious New Behavior Seen in Whales May Be Recorded in Ancient Manuscripts


In 2011, scientists recorded a previously unknown feeding strategy in whales around the world. Now,...
Published Team creates synthetic enzymes to unravel molecular mysteries



A bioengineer has developed synthetic enzymes that can control the behavior of the signaling protein...
Published Quartz crystals in the stomach of fossil bird complicates the mystery of its diet - Quartz Crystals in the Stomach of Fossil Bird Complicates the Mystery of Its Diet


The fossil of a bird that lived alongside the dinosaurs was found with some sort of rocks in its sto...
Published Coevolution helps Santa's reindeer feast after flight



A new study suggests that it's not Rudolph's red nose that helps reindeer find food during snowy Arc...
Published Shedding new light on dark matter - Shedding New Light on Dark Matter



A team of physicists has developed a method for predicting the composition of dark matter -- invisib...
Published How jellyfish regenerate functional tentacles in days



At about the size of a pinkie nail, the jellyfish species Cladonema can regenerate an amputated tent...