New study overturns popular theory on evolution of termite size

Researchers have completed a comprehensive analysis of the head width of over 1500 modern and fossilized…

Do we get our most creative ideas when walking?

Do we have our best ideas while walking? Indeed, but even small movements while sitting improve…

Earth’s interior is cooling faster than expected

Researchers have demonstrated in the lab how well a mineral common at the boundary between the…

Rogue planets: How wandering bodies in interstellar space ended up on their own

We now know of almost 5,000 planets outside the Solar System. If you were to picture…

Attempt to feed manatees fails so far, but effort to hold off starvation will continue

An attempt to feed starving manatees appears to have failed so far, as the big marine…

Read about the Canadian experiment MARROW results

MARROW’s findings suggest that further research is needed to fully understand spaceflight-related anemia. Mitigating strategies, like…

A Turkish harem on the Acropolis? It's most likely a Greek myth

The Acropolis of Athens counts among the world’s greatest architectural and artistic monuments. Visitors come to…

Levitating and colliding liquid drops

If you’ve seen water drops dance and jitter on a hot pan or griddle, you’ve seen…

PIA25105: Eastern Hebes Chasma

           Target: Mars Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument:  THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Click here…

Examining tiny cells surrounding the smallest blood vessels in the brain

One of the laboratories at the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences houses equipment worth many millions…