[ad_1] Researchers at McGill University have developed the strongest and strongest glass ever. Inspired, in part, by the inner layer of mollusk shells, this glass does not shatter when touched and instead acts like plastic. The material, once commercially viable, could be used to enhance cellphone displays, among other applications in the future. Interestingly, this … Read more
[ad_1] X-ray analysis provided a full 3D image of an individual catalyst nanoparticle and revealed changes in its surface tension and surface chemical composition during different modes of operation. Credit: Science Communication Lab for DESY A DESY-led research team used high-intensity X-rays to observe a single catalyst nanoparticle at work. The experiment revealed for the … Read more
[ad_1] There are eight recognized planets in our solar system, four inner rocky planets, and four outer gas giants. But beyond Neptune’s orbit, dozens of Pluto-sized dwarf planets or smaller populate an area known as the Kuiper Belt, and new computer models show that there may be something wrong with it. ‘even bigger lurking there … Read more
[ad_1] Today the southwest coast of the Isle of Wight in the UK is a picturesque seascape framed by sandstone cliffs. But over 125 million years ago, that sight was a savanna-like valley cut off by rivers and floodplains – an ideal home for two towering new dinosaurs with sleek crocodile-like skulls. Described in the … Read more
[ad_1] The putative detection of phosphine gas in Venus’ atmosphere raised the fascinating question of whether it could be of biological origin. Given how inhospitable Venus seems to life as we know it, the question has been all the rage. But scientists have now determined that the hell planet may indeed be habitable after all … Read more
[ad_1] An image of GW Orionis, a triple star system with a mysterious hole in its surrounding dust rings. UNLV astronomers hypothesize the presence of a massive planet in space, which would be the first planet ever discovered to orbit three stars. The image on the left, provided by the Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter … Read more
[ad_1] Update: The NASA official said the DART spacecraft arrived at Vandenberg on September 27 appears to have been incorrect and may have accidentally confused the arrival of an “forward team” with the arrival of the spacecraft itself. Science communicator and author David Brown was reportedly on site on September 29 to watch the DART … Read more
[ad_1] Bright light crossed the night sky over parts of Georgia and Florida last night, followed by a sonic boom that rocked homes in the area. Many locals thought it was a shooting star or meteor falling to Earth, but the glowing object was SpaceX’s Dragon capsule on its return mission after a month-long stay … Read more
[ad_1] When you think of people raising birds, you might think of harmless chickens and probably not an animal that could kill you in an instant. But apparently a ferocious bird known as the cassowary was one of the first animals raised by humans around 18,000 years ago, according to new research. Appearing large and … Read more
[ad_1] An artist’s impression of a close flyby of the near-Earth asteroid rich in metals 1986 DA. Astronomers using NASA’s infrared telescope have confirmed that the asteroid is 85 percent metal. Credit: Addy Graham / University of Arizona Metal-rich near-Earth asteroids, or NEAs, are rare, but their presence offers the intriguing possibility that iron, nickel, … Read more