Hubble Assembles Wide View of the Distant Universe

Astronomers developed a mosaic of the distant Universe that documents 16 years of observations from the…

Gravitational waves hunt now in overdrive

The LIGO-VIRGO instruments tasked with detecting gravitational waves triggered five times in April. Click…

Sign up for mystery America’s Cup of rocket science

You can now register to join the latest Global Trajectory Optimisation Competition, hailed as ‘the America’s…

Newly discovered gene mutation reduces fear and anxiety, and increases social interaction

Researchers have discovered of a new type of gene mutation that reduces fear and anxiety, and…

Perseverance toward life goals can fend off depression, anxiety, panic disorders

People who don’t give up on their goals (or who get better over time at not…

Mathematician's breakthrough on non-toxic pest control

Breakthrough ‘gene silencing’ technique uses naturally occurring soil bacteria to kill specific crop-destroying pests without harming…

Spider venom is a dangerous cocktail

Spider venom does not only consist of neurotoxins but also of a multitude of dangerous constituents.…

Laser-driven spin dynamics in ferrimagnets: How does the angular momentum flow?

A team of researchers has now been able to follow the flow of angular momentum during…

Hubble Astronomers Assemble Wide View of the Evolving Universe

Astronomers have put together the largest and most comprehensive “history book” of galaxies into one single…

How Atmospheric Sounding Transformed Weather Prediction

In the late 1950s, a scientist named Lewis Kaplan divined a new and groundbreaking way to…