Breathing oxygen is considered a fundamental characteristic of multicellular animals, but scientists have found at least one that can’t do it. Scientists have just discovered a jellyfish-like parasite does not have a mitochondrial genome – the first multicellular organism known to have this absence. This means it doesn’t breathe; in fact, it lives its life … Read more
NASA’s recent job posting for a planetary protection officer inspired a fourth-grader to become the next real-life guardian of Earth. Upon posting a job opening for “Planetary Protection Officer,” NASA space agency has received countless applications, but none as original and adorable as that of Jack Davis, a 9-year-old boy who has all the qualifications … Read more
A recently discovered fast radio burst appears to pulse on a regular 16-day cycle, marking the first time that scientists have been able to see a specific tempo from any of these mysterious signals. FRBs are bright pulses of radio emissions—lasting milliseconds, or fractions of a millisecond. In that timeframe, they can discharge as much … Read more
The phenomenon of baby spiders flying through the air at the end of a length of spun silk has been known for centuries. Now scientists have discovered the surprising mechanism by which the feat is realized. Charles Darwin described the gossamer spiders as “small aeronauts” that he had observed following him on a sea voyage. … Read more
The end of Interstellar left people with a lot of feelings: love, hate, slight confusion, a strong urge to find a bathroom after spending more than three hours in a theater – the list goes on. Neil DeGrasse Tyson Separates Fact From Fiction In ‘Interstellar’ In an interview with NPR’s David Greene, Tyson goes deep … Read more
A telescope designed to help us look at the sun has produced unprecedented images of the surface of the star that could pave the way for a future where disruptive solar flares are predicted a few days before their impact. Astronomers have just published the first observations from the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye … Read more
A NASA simulation has revealed just how the Earth would look if the oceans were to gradually drain away, with stunning results. In a recent remake of a 2008 NASA video, planetary scientist James O’Donoghue shows what it would look like if all this water were to flow, revealing the hidden three-fifths of Earth’s surface. … Read more
Curiosity rover first landed on Mars on August 6, 2012 and started carrying out its objectives throughout the years. In fact, Curiosity did its job so well and held on for so long that its original mission duration of 687 days was expanded indefinitely. Here’s how Curiosity looked 7 years ago and now Sunset Sequence … Read more
Recently Jaralee Metcalf, a behavioral specialist and her colleague found an experiment on the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital website, called “How clean are your hands?” “We chose this experiment because we had been learning about decaying leaves and mold and flu season was approaching,” Jaralee Metcalf told. “We decided it would be an awesome mold experiment to … Read more
NASA’s Curiosity rover has been delighting those of us on Earth with stunning photos of Mars since it landed in 2012. But its latest image is a detailed panorama that surpasses all others. Curiosity rover has captured its highest-resolution panorama yet of the Martian surface. Composed of more than 1,000 pictures taken during the 2019 … Read more