Researcher shows physics suggests life could exist in a 2-D universe

James Scargill, a physicist at the University of California, has written a paper reporting that the…

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Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Aorounga impact crater in Chad imaged from space…

How icy outer solar system satellites may have formed

Beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune, there are a multitude of icy and rocky small…

How the dragon got its frill

The frilled dragon exhibits a distinctive large erectile ruff. Researchers report that an ancestral embryonic gill…

Identifying a fake picture online is harder than you might think

It can be hard to tell whether a picture is real. Consider, as the participants in…

Dung beetles use wind compass when the sun is high

Researchers have shown for the first time that an animal uses different directional sensors to achieve…

Circular cities of the world: What can green infrastructure do?

More than half of the world’s population currently lives in cities while projections show an increase…

Testing designed carbon materials to purify wastewater

Waste streams from industry and agriculture could be used for the production of coal that can…

How the dragon got its frill

The frilled dragon exhibits a distinctive large erectile ruff. This lizard usually keeps the frill folded…

The pH of calcium ions controls ion channel opening

Ion channels are pores in the membrane of cells or cell organelles. They allow positively or…