A new instrument headed to the International Space Station (ISS) will help researchers learn how dust…
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To search for alien life, astronomers will look for clues in the atmospheres of distant planets
The ingredients for life are spread throughout the universe. While Earth is the only known place…
Elephant genes could hold the key to avoiding cancers
Scientists from seven research institutions including the University of Oxford and the University of Edinburgh have…
NASA, SpaceX launch climate science research and more to space station
Among the science experiments being delivered, the JPL-developed EMIT instrument will help scientists determine how airborne…
Tonga volcano 'afterglow' causes dazzling skies in Antarctica
Scientists working in Antarctica have captured breath-taking photos of the skies above the icy continent, including…
Researchers unveil spatiotemporal sequence of shear band in amorphous solids
The precise understanding of shear banding emergence in amorphous solids is still a mystery, due to…
Opening new doors: First synthetic mechanosensitive potassium channel
Intrigued by the properties of ion channel proteins commonly observed in cells, Tokyo Tech researchers have…
Southwest Europe swelters as wildfires burn
Thousands of firefighters on Friday battled wildfires in France, Portugal and Spain in the face of…
Morocco firefighters battle infernos as villagers flee
Hundreds of Moroccan firefighters and soldiers battled late Thursday to put out at least four infernos…
Earthquake shakes Ecuador's coast, teen killed by power line
An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 5.7 shook Ecuador’s coast Thursday, causing one death when a teenager…