WISE1013+6112 is one of the most luminous infrared galaxies, study finds

Using the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), astronomers have investigated the infrared galaxy WISE J101326.25+611220.1…

Delaware firefly, Gulf Coast bee move toward endangered species protection

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today it will move forward with considering Endangered Species…

Getting a read on low literacy scores

New results from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), an exam given to teenagers around…

Understanding what makes black pigment black

Scientists have for the first time “unmixed” the black pigment that colors our skin and gives…

Research participation goes virtual with new online platform

Two recent Queen’s University graduates are addressing a problem that has plagued clinical researchers for years—how…

Hand anatomy has no influence on emotional reactions during stone tool handling

Within the framework of electrodermography studies applied to cognitive archaeology, the Paleoneurology team of the Centro…

Natural causes are the key driver of change in Athabasca Delta flood patterns, research shows

Natural environmental processes—not upstream energy projects—are the primary cause of changing flood patterns in Alberta’s Athabasca…

Southern California city presses forward on climate lawsuit against fossil fuel companies

The state of New York may have suffered an emphatic defeat in a legal battle against…

Promising progress for ExoMars parachutes

A series of ground-based tests designed to check the extraction of the ExoMars 2020 mission’s parachutes…

ExoMars parachute extraction tests

Video: 00:00:32 A series of clips from different angles and at different speeds showing parachute extraction…