Cassini reveals surprises with Titan’s lakes
On its final flyby of Saturn's largest moon in 2017, NASA's Cassini spacecraft gathered radar data revealing that the small liquid lakes in Titan's...
Variations in the ‘fogginess’ of the universe identify a milestone in cosmic history
Large differences in the 'fogginess' of the early universe were caused by islands of cold gas left behind when the universe heated up after...
A biosynthetic dual-core cell computer
ETH researchers have integrated two CRISPR-Cas9-based core processors into human cells. This represents a huge step towards creating powerful biocomputers.
Controlling gene expression through gene switches based...
Airborne plastic particles blanket remote mountains: study
A secluded mountain region thought to be free of plastic pollution is in fact blanketed by airborne microplastics on a scale comparable to a...
Meteoroid strikes eject precious water from moon
Researchers from NASA and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, report that streams of meteoroids striking the Moon infuse the...
Astronomers take first, high-resolution look at huge star-forming region of Milky Way
Astronomers from the United States and South Korea have made the first high-resolution, radio telescope observations of the molecular clouds within a massive star-forming...
North Atlantic warming hole impacts jet stream
The North Atlantic warming hole (NAWH), a region of reduced warming located in the North Atlantic Ocean, significantly affects the North Atlantic jet stream...
New evidence suggests volcanoes caused biggest mass extinction ever
Researchers say mercury buried in ancient rock provides the strongest evidence yet that volcanoes caused the biggest mass extinction in the history of the...
Gravitational echo phenomenon will become a key to the new physics, physicist says
Gravitational echoes may be caused by the collision of two black holes, and may indicate that these objects have completely new physical properties. This...
Best in snow: New scientific device creates electricity from snowfall
UCLA researchers and colleagues have designed a new device that creates electricity from falling snow. The first of its kind, this device is inexpensive,...
New study finds simple way to inoculate teens against junk food marketing
In a bid to fight obesity, public-health researchers have been trying for decades to find a way to convince teenagers to skip junk food...
