ANU scientists set solar thermal record
Felix Venn, one of the researchers involved, on the ANU solar thermal dish. Credit: Stuart Hay, ANU
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have...
Sleep makes relearning faster and longer-lasting
Image Credit: Flickr/wiertz
Getting some sleep in between study sessions may make it easier to recall what you studied and relearn what you've forgotten, even...
Astronomers identify a young heavyweight star in the Milky Way
Artist's impression of the disc and outflow around the massive young star. Credit: A. Smith, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge.
A young star over 30 times...
Map of Total Solar Eclipse Path in 2017 August
Would you like to see a total eclipse of the Sun? If so, do any friends or relatives live near the path of next...
Most distant catch for ESA station
In 2016, NASA's Cassini mission will begin its final 'Grand Finale' and ESA’s superbly sensitive deep-space tracking stations will be called in to help...
Relationships with family members, but not friends, decrease likelihood of death
For older adults, having more or closer family members in one's social network decreases his or her likelihood of death, but having a larger...
Eye test may detect Parkinson’s before symptoms appear
A new low-cost and non-invasive eye test could detect Parkinson’s disease before symptoms including tremors and muscle stiffness develop, according to new research in...
A new Goldilocks for habitable planets
(Illustration by Michael S. Helfenbein / Yale University)
The search for habitable, alien worlds needs to make room for a second “Goldilocks,” according to a...
Scientists have created a ceramic, resistant to extreme temperatures
Physicists and technicians of the TSU and Institute of Strength Physics and Materials Science SB RAS are developing experimental samples of ceramics that are...
From pollution to caffeine intake: Researcher reveals dementia risks
Dementia strikes one in 14 people in the UK over 65, and 47 million people worldwide.Yet scientists are still urgently trying to find why...
Europe’s oldest known living inhabitant
Adonis, a Bosinan pine, more than 1,075 years old, living in the alpine forests of the Pindos mountains in northern Greece.Credit: Dr. Oliver Konter,...
