40 percent of plant species facing risk of extinction, Says New Study
A grim new assessment of the world's flora and fungi has found that two-fifths of its species are at risk of extinction as humans...
Researchers Measure Total Amount of Matter in Universe
Atop goal in cosmology is to precisely measure the total amount of matter in the universe, a daunting exercise for even the most mathematically...
Scientists find the first galaxy whose ultraviolet luminosity is comparable to that of a...
It was found using observations made with the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, (Garafía, La Palma, Canary Islands),...
Young Physicist studies the math of ‘paradox-free’ time travel
Physicists at the University of Queensland (UQ) claim to have come up with mathematical modelling that states that it is theoretically possible to go...
Research: First measurements of radiation levels on the moon
In the coming years and decades, various nations want to explore the moon, and plan to send astronauts there again for this purpose. But...
Researchers solve mystery of Jupiter’s polygon storms
At the south pole of Jupiter lurks a striking sight—even for a gas giant planet covered in colorful bands that sports a red spot...
Could there be life on Venus? Paul Davies considers the possibilities
Last week it was announced that phosphine, a compound known as an indicator of life, has been discovered in the atmosphere of Venus. So...
Researchers achieve higher precision weak force measurement between protons, neutrons
Through a one-of-a-kind experiment at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, nuclear physicists have precisely measured the weak interaction between protons and...
‘Minimoon’ approaching Earth may be ‘space junk’ from 1966 rocket launch (NASA)
A small asteroid that researchers project could orbit Earth until next spring might actually just be “space junk” more than half a century old.
A...
Study: Paleontologist Describes New Genus of Mosasaurs – Gnathomortis
Some 92 to 66 million years ago, as the Age of Dinosaurs waned, giant marine lizards called mosasaurs roamed an ocean that covered North...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
