Scientists detect water vapour emanating from Mars
Researchers said Wednesday they had observed water vapour escaping high up in the thin atmosphere of Mars, offering tantalising new clues as to whether...
Ceramic chips inside meteorites hint at wild days of the early solar system
Anew analysis of ceramic chips embedded in meteorites suggests the formation of our solar system was not as quiet and orderly as we once...
To find an extraterrestrial civilization, pollution could be the solution, NASA study suggests
If there's an advanced extraterrestrial civilization inhabiting a nearby star system, we might be able to detect it using its own atmospheric pollution, according...
Arctic permafrost releases more carbon dioxide than once believed
Rising global temperatures are causing frozen Arctic soil -- permafrost -- in the northern hemisphere to thaw and release CO2 that has been stored within...
AEgIS on track to test freefall of antimatter
It's a fundamental law of physics that even the most ardent science-phobe can define: matter falls down under gravity. But what about antimatter, which...
‘Where did I park my car?’ Brain stimulation improves mental time travel
You might remember you ate cereal for breakfast but forget the color of the bowl. Or recall watching your partner put the milk away...
Healthy oceans need healthy soundscapes
Rain falls lightly on the ocean's surface. Marine mammals chirp and squeal as they swim along. The pounding of surf along a distant shoreline...
Discoveries at the edge of the periodic table: First ever measurements of einsteinium
Since element 99 -- einsteinium -- was discovered in 1952 at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) from the debris...
Immune system mounts a lasting defense after recovery from COVID-19, researchers find
As the number of people who have fought off SARS-CoV-2 climbs ever higher, a critical question has grown in importance: How long will their...
Climate change may have driven the emergence of SARS-CoV-2
Global greenhouse gas emissions over the last century have made southern China a hotspot for bat-borne coronaviruses, by driving growth of forest habitat favoured...
Long-term environmental damage from transportation projects in Kenya, scientists warn
The construction of a major railway through Kenya will have long-term environmental impacts on the area, suggesting more work needs to be done to...
