One of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets, which European space will use to launch two missions. The European Space Agency announced on Thursday that it will use SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets to launch…
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Satellites get first full-year view of Arctic sea ice thickness – Eos
Since satellites first measured Arctic sea ice in the 1980s, scientists have noticed a sharp decrease in its extent due to global warming. The trend is clear: Arctic summer sea ice is…
The acidic layer in single-walled carbon nanotubes facilitates containment of anionic impurities
The acidic adsorbed layer enhances the nanoconfinement of nitrate anion impurities in single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) due to the strong confinement by the pore and the strong interaction between the layer and…
Scientists Discover First Known Neanderthal Family in Russian Cave
Comment this story Comment Scientists have discovered the remains of a closely related Neanderthal clan, including a family – a father and daughter – for the first time in a Russian cave,…
NASA just unveiled an epic 12-year timelapse of the entire sky
NASA continues to outdo itself with the majestic images from space it continues to release – but even by the agency’s lofty standards, a 12-year timelapse of the entire night sky is…
Scientists have turned pure water into metal, and there are pictures
Pure water is an almost perfect insulator. Yes, the water found in nature conducts electricity, but that’s because of the impurities it contains, which dissolve into free ions that allow an electric…
Learn more about human fruit fly cancer
Loss of Parafibromin/Hyrax results in loss of neural stem cell (NSC) polarity, leading to a shift from asymmetric to symmetric division. Upper panels: Dividing NSCs from control (left) and Hyrax knockdown (right)…
Astronomers just saw the most powerful gamma-ray burst ever recorded
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are one of the most mysterious transient phenomena facing astronomers today. These incredibly energetic bursts are the strongest electromagnetic events observed since the Big Bang and can last anywhere…
The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs triggered a ‘megatsunami’, with mile-high waves
Comment this story Comment Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid nearly nine miles across collided with Earth, causing a mass extinction that wiped out most of the dinosaurs and three-quarters of the…
Genetic findings from Siberian caves provide insight into Neanderthal life
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON – Remains of bones and teeth from two Siberian caves are helping scientists decipher the social organization of our cousins ββthe Neanderthals for the first time through genetic…