Asteroid 2023 VB2 flew past Earth at 0.085 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 VB2 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.085 LD /…

French love letters confiscated by Britain finally read after 265 years

Over 100 letters sent to French sailors by their fiancées, wives, parents and siblings — but…

450-million-year-old organism finds new life in Softbotics

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering used fossil evidence to engineer a soft robotic…

Studies of geologic faulting on icy moons aid exploration of extraterrestrial watery worlds

Earth and space scientists document and reveal the mechanisms behind strike-slip faulting on the largest moon of…

Want the secret to less painful belly flops? These researchers have the answer.

Researchers investigated belly flop mechanics and found surprising insights about air-to-water impacts that could be useful…

The fascinating relationship between mice and a plant that flowers once a century in terms of seed dispersal

Researchers have discovered several factors that affect field mouse behavior using seeds from dwarf bamboo plants,…

Two fins are better than one: Fish synchronize tail fins to save energy

They say two heads are better than one. But in the world of fish, it appears…

Brain implant may enable communication from thoughts alone

A speech prosthetic developed by a collaborative team of Duke neuroscientists,  neurosurgeons, and engineers can translate…

Fossils tell tale of last primate to inhabit North America before humans

Paleontologists have shed light on the long-standing saga of Ekgmowechashala, based on fossil teeth and jaws…

Crust-forming algae are displacing corals in tropical waters worldwide

Over the past few decades, algae have been slowly edging corals out of their native reefs…