Self-assembling silicone-based polymers

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology, RIKEN and Tohoku University have developed a silicone polymer chain…

Changes in snow coverage threaten biodiversity of Arctic nature

Many of the plants inhabiting northern mountains depend on the snow cover lingering until late spring…

Life cycle of sulphur predicts location of valuable minerals

A team of researchers from The University of Western Australia and two Canadian universities has applied…

Technology Development for the Mars Ascent Vehicle Hybrid Propulsion System Option

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Image: Cloudlets swarm around our local supermassive black hole

This image from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) shows the area surrounding Sagittarius A*, the…

World’s oldest intact shipwreck found in Black Sea

An ancient Greek trading ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found virtually intact…

iPhone XR makes the right trade-offs for a cheaper price

Apple offers you a simple trade-off with its new iPhone XR, the middlebrow cousin to the…

A nutty idea—a little stress could be good for walnuts

When it comes to watering walnuts, most California growers believe you need to start early to…

European Service Module ready for shipment to the US

After years of planning, development, building and integration, the European Service module that will power the…

Student discovers slowest ever pulsar star

An approximately 14 million year old pulsar star that is the "slowest-spinning" of its kind ever…