Astronomers detect new massive stars in the young cluster VVV CL074

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), an international team of astronomers has investigated a population of…

Determining gene function will help understanding of processes of life

Scientists at the University of Kent have developed a new method of determining gene function in…

Indians Are Disappointed but Still Hopeful After Rocket Launch Is Postponed

The country had been watching, eager for India to seize its place in space with a…

DNA replication machinery captured at atom-level detail

July 15, 2019) Life depends on double-stranded DNA unwinding and separating into single strands that can…

Empty nets as overfishing and climate change sap Lake Malawi

On the shores of Lake Malawi, a crowd eagerly awaits the arrival of a white and…

Barry weakens, but US officials warn of heavy rains, floods, tornadoes

Barry weakened further on Sunday as the storm churned across the US state of Louisiana, bringing…

India scrubs Moon mission launch one hour before liftoff

India on Monday postponed the launch of a lunar probe less than an hour before blast-off…

Grasshoppers and silkworms have antioxidant capacity similar to fresh orange juice, says study

For the first time, a study has measured antioxidant levels in commercially available edible insects. …

Australian research finds little lizards learn very quickly

Young Australian eastern blue-tongue lizards (Tiliqua scincoides) are every bit as clever as adults, researchers have…

Strange new species of duck-billed dinosaur identified

The most complete skull of a duck-billed dinosaur from Big Bend National Park, Texas, is revealed…