Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth: What we know so far
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...
Are we all aliens? NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...
Many animals and plants are losing their genetic diversity, making them more vulnerable
Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to ...
Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for many species. Researchers find five ways to help
Before species go extinct, their populations often shrink and become isolated. Healthy populations tend to have a large gene pool with many genetic variants circulating. But the path to extinction ...
One of the largest searches for alien life started 30 years ago—its legacy lives on today
In February 1995, a small research organization known as the SETI Institute launched what was then the most comprehensive ...
Rediscovered fresco reveals Islamic tents in medieval Christian churches
A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to ...
Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts
Scientists have cast doubt on the reliability of America's most celebrated rodent forecaster—whose apparent knack of ...
A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth—how worried should we be?
A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly ...
A new feature discovered in radioactive lanthanum isotopes
Researchers at the Accelerator Laboratory of the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, precisely measured atomic masses of ...
Ribosomes team up in difficult situations, new imaging method reveals
Researchers from the Tanenbaum group at the Hubrecht Institute have developed a new microscopy technique to observe how ...
Artemis team leaders say major changes under Trump could mean more delays
NASA's commercial partners have mounted a vigorous defense of the Artemis moon mission plans amid the specter of changes from ...
Ear muscle we thought humans didn't use—except for wiggling our ears—activates during focused listening
If you can wiggle your ears, you can use muscles that helped our distant ancestors listen closely. These auricular muscles ...