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Cosmic Velocity Web Redefined

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The cosmic velocity web is represented by surfaces of knots in red and surfaces of filaments in gray. The black lines with arrows illustrate...

Highly evolved bacteria found near hydrothermal vents: Iron-oxidizing bacteria found along...

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This is an iron-oxidizing microbial mat at the Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse hydrothermal vent field collected using a novel, syringe-based sampler deploy from the ROV Jason...

Challenging prevailing theory about how deep-sea vents are colonized

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Deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Pescadero Basin emit scalding liquids that form light-colored carbonate spires. These vents have been colonized by the largest and...

Language learning begins in utero, study finds; Newborn memories of oohs...

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Babies only hours old are able to differentiate between sounds from their native language and a foreign language, scientists have discovered. The study indicates...

Tau ceti: The next Earth? Probably not

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How would an alien world like this look? That's the question that ASU undergraduate art major Joshua Gonzalez attempted to answer. He worked with...

Evidence of asteroid belt around Vega

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This artist's concept illustrates an asteroid belt around the bright star Vega. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a large asteroid belt around...

Communicating in a foreign language takes emotion out of decision-making

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Train. Credit: © Denis Tabler / Fotolia If you could save the lives of five people by pushing another bystander in front of a train to...

Four Earth-sized planets detected orbiting the nearest sun-like star

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This illustration compares the four planets detected around the nearby star tau Ceti (top) and the inner planets of our solar system (bottom). Credit: Illustration...

Astrophysicists predict Earth-like planet in star system only 16 light years...

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This is the GJ832 system. Credit: Suman Satyal Astrophysicists at the University of Texas at Arlington have predicted that an Earth-like planet may be lurking in...

New technique overcomes genetic cause of infertility

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Graphical depiction of XXY chromosomes. Credit: Joe Brock Scientists have created healthy offspring from genetically infertile male mice, offering a potential new approach to tackling a...

Artificial womb raises hope for premature babies

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This is EVE, the artificial womb. Credit: Women and Infants Research Foundation An artificial womb has been successfully used to incubate healthy baby lambs for a...