ALMA digs deeper into the mystery of planet formation

An international research team has observed disks around 19 protostars with a very high resolution to…

Mountains vulnerable to extreme rain from climate change

A new study finds that as rising global temperatures shift snow to rain, mountains across the…

How urea may have been the gateway to life

Urea reacts extremely quickly under the conditions that existed when our planet was newly formed. This…

Octopus sleep is surprisingly similar to humans and contains a wake-like stage

Researchers have closely examined the brain activity and skin patterning in octopuses (Octopus laqueus) during active…

Cuttlefish camouflage: More than meets the eye

Researchers have shown that the way cuttlefish generate their camouflage pattern is much more complex than…

There may be good news about the oceans in a globally warmed world

An analysis of oxygen levels in Earth’s oceans may provide some rare, good news about the…

Starlight and the first black holes: researchers detect the host galaxies of quasars in the early universe

For the first time, the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed starlight from two massive galaxies…

Bright fireball explodes over North Island, producing massive sonic boom, New Zealand

A bright fireball exploded over the ManawatÅ« region in New Zealand’s North Island around 18:50 UTC…

A surprise chemical find by ALMA may help detect and confirm protoplanets

Scientists studying the protoplanetary disk around a young star have discovered the most compelling chemical evidence…

Dogs and humans process body postures similarly in their brains

A new study shows that information from body postures plays a similarly important role for dogs…