Living fossils: Microbe discovered in evolutionary stasis for millions of years
It's like something out of science fiction. Research led by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has revealed that a group of microbes, which feed...
Giant radio pulses from pulsars are hundreds of times more energetic than previously believed
A group led by scientists from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, using coordinated observations of the Crab pulsar in a number of frequencies,...
More than 5,000 tons of extraterrestrial dust fall to Earth each year
Every year, our planet encounters extraterrestrial dust from comets and asteroids. These interplanetary dust particles pass through our atmosphere and give rise to shooting...
Researchers begin to decipher the composition and function of sea urchin microbiomes
Sea urchins receive a lot of attention in California. Red urchins support a thriving fishery, while their purple cousins are often blamed for mowing...
Scientists discover two new species of ancient, burrowing mammal ancestors
Paleontologists have discovered two new species of mammal-like, burrowing animals that lived about 120 million years ago in what is now northeastern China. The...
Size of raindrops can help identify potentially habitable planets outside our solar system
One day, humankind may step foot on another habitable planet. That planet may look very different from Earth, but one thing will feel familiar...
Dark Energy Survey physicists open new window into dark energy
An analysis by Dark Energy Survey physicists yields more precise estimates of the average density of matter as well as its propensity to clump...
Fossil discovery deepens snakefly mystery
Fossil discoveries often help answer long-standing questions about how our modern world came to be. However, sometimes they only deepen the mystery -- as...
New estimate of muon’s magnetic field strength aligns with standard model of particle physics
A new estimation of the strength of the magnetic field around the muon -- a sub-atomic particle similar to, but heavier than, an electron...
Hubble spots double quasars in merging galaxies
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is "seeing double." Peering back 10 billion years into the universe's past, Hubble astronomers found a pair of quasars that...
International research makes progress towards improved materials for quantum sensor technology
Boron nitride is a technologically interesting material because it is very compatible with other two-dimensional crystalline structures. It therefore opens up pathways to artificial...
