High-speed propeller star is fastest spinning confirmed white dwarf

A white dwarf star that completes a full rotation once every 25 seconds is the fastest…

Bird study illustrates the interplay between disease transmission and behavior

A study examining eye disease in a common bird species shows how pathology and behavior interact…

PIA24996: Amenthes Fossae

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

ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/22/2021

Cygnus NG-16 Departure: On Saturday, November 20th, NG-16 was unberthed from the Node 1 nadir CBM,…

Monarchs evolved mutations to withstand milkweed toxins; so did their predators

Monarch butterflies and their close relatives thrive on poisonous milkweed, thanks to genetic mutations that block…

How sugar-loving microbes could help power future cars

It sounds like modern-day alchemy: Transforming sugar into hydrocarbons found in gasoline. Click here…

Researchers reveal how to turn a global warming liability into a profitable food security solution

Like a mirage on the horizon, an innovative process for converting a potent greenhouse gas into…

Getting quantum dots to stop blinking

Quantum dots, discovered in the 1990s, have a wide range of applications and are perhaps best…

Mystery of high performing novel solar cell materials revealed in stunning clarity

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have used a suite of correlative, multimodal microscopy methods to…

GeSnOI mid-infrared laser technology

Direct band gap GeSn alloys have emerged as a promising group-IV gain material for low-cost infrared…