How the solar system got its 'Great Divide,' and why it matters for life on Earth

Scientists, including those from the University of Colorado Boulder, have finally scaled the solar system’s equivalent…

Global database of all bird species shows how body shape predicts lifestyle

A database of 10,000 bird species shows how measurements of wings, beaks and tails can predict…

Tuning optical resonators gives researchers control over transparency

In the quantum realm, under some circumstances and with the right interference patterns, light can pass…

ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/13/2020

Confined Combustion: The crew continued the experiment, including an ignition of a SIBAL sample with no…

Nano-objects of desire: Assembling ordered nanostructures in 3-D

Scientists have developed a platform for assembling nanosized material components, or “nano-objects,” of very different types—inorganic…

Atlantic circulation collapse could cut British crop farming

Crop production in Britain will fall dramatically if climate change causes the collapse of a vital…

Device keeps human livers alive for one week outside of the body

Researchers from the University Hospital Zurich, ETH Zurich, Wyss Zurich and the University of Zurich have…

Mission X 2020 Walk to the Moon challenge is open!

Mission X: train like an astronaut is an international educational challenge, focusing on health, science, fitness and…

Arabian Peninsula a trap for summer dust

Intense winds blowing from Africa through a mountainous gap on the western Red Sea coast have…

Stars need a partner to spin universe's brightest explosions

When it comes to the biggest and brightest explosions seen in the universe, astronomers have found…