Scientists solve mystery of icy plumes that may foretell deadly supercell storms

The most devastating tornadoes are often preceded by a cloudy plume of ice and water vapor…

Les Roches Brings Together the World's Leading Experts in Space and Underwater Tourism to Analyze the Challenges this Emerging Sector will Face in the Next Decade

Les Roches Brings Together the World’s Leading Experts in Space and Underwater Tourism to Analyze the…

New Spacesuit Technologies for Moon and Mars Exploration Tested In Oregon Where Apollo Astronauts Once Trained and Tested Spacesuits

New Spacesuit Technologies for Moon and Mars Exploration Tested In Oregon Where Apollo Astronauts Once Trained…

Too much free time may be almost as bad as too little

As an individual’s free time increases, so does that person’s sense of well-being — but only…

Breakthrough achievement in quantum computing

Researchers have set a world record for innovation in quantum computing. Click here for…

Ancient sea ice core sheds light on modern climate change

A 170 m record of marine sediment cores extracted from Adélie Land in Antarctica is yielding…

Moth wingtips an ‘acoustic decoy’ to thwart bat attack

Wingtips of certain species of silkmoth are structured to reflect sound and throw off attackers, according…

Researchers enlist robot swarms to mine lunar resources

Building a base on the moon was once something out of science fiction, but now scientists…

500-million-year-old fossil represents rare discovery of ancient animal in North America

Many scientists consider the ‘Cambrian explosion’ — which occurred about 530-540 million years ago — as…

Ancient marsupial 'junk DNA' might be useful after all, scientists say

Viral fossils buried in DNA may protect against future virus infections, a new marsupial study suggests. …