PIA23625: Navcam Movie of How Curiosity Takes a Selfie

           Target: Mars Mission:  Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Instrument:  Navcam (MSL) Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech …

PIA23624: Curiosity at the Hutton Drill Site

           Target: Mars Mission:  Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Instrument:  MAHLI Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Click…

How the brain controls the voice

Bats are famous for their sonar-based navigation. They use their extremely sensitive hearing for orientation, emitting…

Parents get crash course in 'distance learning' dilemmas

As millions of families hunker down amid the coronavirus crisis, the sudden reality of schooling from…

PIA23755: Granicus Valles

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

We've just discovered two new shark species

Finding a species that’s entirely new to science is always exciting, and so we were delighted…

Porous material enables autonomous underwater vehicles to travel further

Since most autonomous underwater vehicles must carry their own energy when working under water, variable methods…

Land-cover maps of Europe from the cloud

Earth’s land is covered by a range of different types of vegetation, from forest and marsh…

Molecular vibrations reduce the maximum achievable photovoltage in organic solar cells

Scientists at TU Dresden and Hasselt University in Belgium investigated the physical causes that limit the…

Researchers invent method to unlock potential of widely used drug

Sugars like polysaccharides are found everywhere in nature and are believed to be essential for life…