Water windfall’ discovered beneath California’s Central Valley
This image shows the California Aqueduct, with the Lost Hills Oil Field in the background.Credit: Rob Jackson, Stanford University
California's drought-stricken Central Valley harbors three...
NASA rover findings point to a more Earth-like Martian past
This scene shows NASA's Curiosity Mars rover at a location called "Windjana," where the rover found rocks containing manganese-oxide minerals, which require abundant water...
Want to learn a new language? Get a partner and play this video game
Players in Crystallize learn new words by observing conversations. Credit: Cornell University
Games are usually more fun when you play with other people, but if...
Link between gut bacteria, MS discovered
If asked to list problems that bad gut bacteria can cause, most would likely name digestive issues: constipation, excessive gas, or diarrhea.
Researchers are now...
Shampoo bottle that empties completely, every last drop
Engineers at The Ohio State University have invented a coating to help soap pour out of plastic bottles more easily. Here, a drop of...
Scientists model universe using Einstein’s full theory
A visualisation of galaxies floating on the curved spacetime sea from the simulations of the US group. Credit: Image courtesy James Mertens
Research teams in Europe...
Seeds of black holes could be revealed by gravitational waves detected in space
Gas and stars in a slice of the EAGLE simulations at the present day. The intensity shows the gas density, while the color encodes...
Monitoring malaria parasite reveals evolving drug resistance and infection history
Red blood cell stages of Plasmodium vivax from malaria patients in Thailand. Credit: Wanlapa Roobsoong, Mahidol University, Thailand
Scientists have discovered that the malaria parasite...
Text Messaging with Smartphones Triggers a New Type of Brain Rhythm
Text messaging produced a newly observed brain rhythm, which was different than any previously described brain rhythm. Credit: Image courtesy of Elsevier
Sending text messages...
The Martian becomes reality: At least four crops grown on simulated Mars soil are...
Metals in space crops.Credit: Image courtesy of Wageningen University and Research Centre
Scientists of Wageningen University & Research centre are working on growing crops on...
A ‘Super Grand Canyon’ on Pluto’s Moon Charon
Credits: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, is home to an unusual canyon system that’s far longer and deeper than the Grand Canyon.
The inset above magnifies...
