Scientists Create Miniature Gamma Ray Bursts to Study Black Holes
Sometimes, if you want to understand the amazing things that happen in space, you have to make sense of them in a lab on Earth, first.
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Sometimes, if you want to understand the amazing things that happen in space, you have to make sense of them in a lab on Earth, first.
CRISPR-edited plants are avoiding the usual GMO scrutiny due to not being classified as genetically “modified,” according to the USDA's regulations.
The problem of space junk is real, but will blasting it out of orbit with lasers really work?
In a world where people have been mixing and matching and getting it on since the beginning of human history, the science of this is inherently imperfect.
The spill threatens the coasts of China, South Korea, and Japan, and could spread for three months before reaching land.
This colourful, newly discovered dinosaur sports a curious mix of both ancient and modern features.
A recent study suggests that poorer black kids may express their feelings of depression differently from other demographic groups.
In November, Ziggy had brain surgery—the first procedure of its kind done on a seal.
The 910-carat stone is thought to be worth upwards of £30 million.
10 per cent of space is thought to be made up of delicious smelling rings of carbon, but nobody has been able to catch a whiff of their location. Until now.
As if you didn't know this already, drinking raw, unsterilised water is not a good idea.
We still don't know a great deal about what FRBs are, but we now have a better understanding of where they might come from.
It's a coping mechanism to avoid feeling uncomfortable when confronted with the ethics behind the things we buy.
These goofy-looking creatures are also called “assassin spiders” because their diet consists entirely of other spiders, which they slowly stalk and devour.
An international team of researchers have analysed the poop from 308 men in an effort to better understand the functions of different microbes found in the gut.
And the ribbon for doggo with most impawsible name to pronounce goes to...
