Early universe crackled with bursts of star formation, Webb shows

Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form?…

Very bright fireball, sonic boom over Auckland, New Zealand

A bright fireball followed by a sonic boom was seen over North Island, New Zealand at…

Buckle up! A new class of materials is here

Would you rather run into a brick wall or into a mattress? For most people, the…

Parkinson's disease drug ropinirole safely slowed the progression of ALS for over 6 months in a clinical trial

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a fatal motor neuron disease…

House of moveable wooden walls unveiled, promising a cheaper, greener alternative to 'knocking through'.

Architects have designed a prototype home constructed with flexible wooden partition walls which can be shifted…

Below the surface: Researchers uncover reasons to rethink how mountains are built

A study suggests that the answers to how and why mountains form are buried deeper than…

Unveiling the nanoscale frontier: innovating with nanoporous model electrodes

Researchers have introduced a next-generation model membrane electrode that promises to revolutionize fundamental electrochemical research. …

Eventually everything will evaporate, not only black holes

New theoretical research has shown that Stephen Hawking was likely right about black holes, although not…

Mysterious dashes revealed in Milky Way's center

In the early 1980s, astronomers discovered gigantic, one-dimensional filaments dangling vertically near Sagittarius A*, our galaxy’s…

Ancient viruses discovered in coral symbionts' DNA

The symbiotic organisms that live in corals and provide them with their dramatic colors contain fragments…