Sum of three cubes for 42 finally solved—using real life planetary computer

Hot on the heels of the ground-breaking ‘Sum-Of-Three-Cubes’ solution for the number 33, a team led…

NASA Scientist to Discuss “The Recent Discovery of Organic Matter Preserved in 3-billion-year-old Mudstones on Mars” at Library of Congress Lecture

The public is invited to a free lecture called “A Mud Matter: The Recent Discovery of…

ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/06/2019

60 Soyuz (60S) Unmanned Undock and Landing: 60S undocked from the Service Module (SM) Aft port…

Metabolic engineering method succeeds in producing 1,2,4-butanetriol sustainably from biomass

A more environmentally-friendly and sustainable method of producing the useful chemical 1,2,4-butanetriol has been discovered. The…

Nanoparticles in lithium-sulphur batteries detected with neutron experiment

Lithium-sulphur batteries are regarded as one of the most promising candidates for the next generation of…

Giant mass of warm water off the Pacific Coast could rival 'the blob'

A large and unusually warm mass of water is threatening to disturb the marine ecosystem along…

Why does so much news seem negative? Human attention may be to blame

Ever wonder why there’s so much bad news out there? Maybe it’s because people find bad…

India's Moon mission: Preparing a pitstop for Mars

India is due this weekend to become only the fourth nation after the US, Russia and…

Innovative method provides unique insights into the structure of cells and tissues

Cells are the basic building blocks of life—and, as such, they have been the object of…

Measuring changes in magnetic order to find ways to transcend conventional electronics

Researchers around the world are constantly looking for ways to enhance or transcend the capabilities of…