A funnel on Mars could be a place to look for life
(Left) A graph charting the depth of the Hellas depression at different points, and a topographic map of the depression. (Right) A graph charting...
Artificial-intelligence system surfs web to improve its performance
Of the vast wealth of information unlocked by the Internet, most is plain text. The data necessary to answer myriad questions—about, say, the correlations...
Faster programs, easier programming
A system developed by researchers at MIT and Stony Brook University should make it easier for researchers to solve complex computational problems using dynamic...
November Supermoon a Spectacular Sight
This image approximates the look of the Nov. 14, 2016, full moon with data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Credit: NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization...
Hubble Steals a Look at a Hungry Giant
Image credit: ESA/NASA
NGC 1222, seen in this image taken with the Wide Field Camera 3 on board the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is a galaxy with a rather...
Researchers discover new material to improve de-icing
Hadi Ghasemi illustrates how a drop of water rolls off his icephobic surface. Credit: Cullen College of Engineering
Icy conditions can be deadly, whether you're...
International engineering team develop self-powered mobile polymers
The research team was able to make the azo-LCN film ascend a 15° incline. Credit: Wie, J. J. et al. Photomotility of polymers. Nat....
Researchers put single molecules in super-fridge
In this test experiment fluorescence light emitted from the discharge can be seen in the center. Credit: Dr. Klaus von Haeften
An international team...
The peculiarities of the huge equatorial jet stream in Saturn’s atmosphere are revealed
The planet Saturn observed using the Wide Field Camera 3 of the Hubble Space Telescope on 30 June, 2015. The box shows the equatorial...
Thawing ice makes the Alps grow
The Alps are steadily "growing" by about one to two millimeters per year. Likewise, the formerly glaciated subcontinents of North America and Scandinavia are...
Scientists analyze repeats in proteins implicated in neurological diseases
A graphic shows the simulated aggregation of proteins implicated in Huntington’s and other neurological diseases.Credit: Mingchen Chen/Rice University
Rice University scientists have uncovered new details...
