Category: Science

Artist’s impression of a collection of primordial eukaryotic organisms of the “protosterol biota” inhabiting a bacterial mat on the ocean floor. Based on molecular fossils, organisms from the Protosterol Biota lived in the oceans about 1.6 to 1.0 billion years ago and are our earliest known ancestors. Credit: Orchestrated at MidJourney by TA 2023 A...

NASA is planning a mission to explore a golden asteroid called 16 Psyche, which is believed to be worth more than the entire world economy. The asteroid, estimated to be worth $10,000 quadrillion, is a heavy metal object that may contain a core of iron, nickel and gold. The mission was originally planned for August...

Researchers have realized that direct photochemical reactions can provide the oxygen and hydrogen that humans need for long-term habitation on Mars or the Moon. The International Space Station (ISS) relies on water electrolyzers powered by photovoltaics to obtain oxygen from water. But the two-step process—converting sunlight into electricity and then using the electricity to electrolyze...

This representative photo shows a splash of liquid metal. — Pixabay/file Something as innovative as using liquid metal to turn ordinary materials into smart electrical devices may have been unattainable a few decades ago, but is now set to become a reality, reported SciTech Daily citing a study. According to a study published in the...

This representative photo shows the surface of the moon. — Unsplash/File Just when people believed there were enough satellites in space, China announced plans to launch a satellite constellation orbiting the moon in an attempt to probe the early days of the universe as early as 2026. According to Space.comone “mother” satellite and eight small...

T-Rex, velociraptors, triceratops and more are set to take over Bolesworth from July 25-30 as the Jurassic Live Adventure begins. The event will see dino rangers lead intrepid explorers of all ages on a unique and fascinating hour-long prehistoric expedition through Bolsworth Castle’s incredible ‘Jurassic Forest’, where dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes roam freely...

“We’ve lost this melting glacier game and this sea level rise game,” Professor Peteri Taalas told Sky News. from Hannah Thomas-Peter, climate change and energy correspondent @hannahtpsky Thursday 08 June 2023 17:47 UK The British Antarctic Institute has released its new maps, and they are a stark visual depiction of the retreat of the ice...

Artistic reconstruction of Ian Smith. This recently discovered early ornithopod dinosaur may represent the final state of the species during a period of global climate warming in the mid-Cretaceous, approximately 99 million years ago, that forced drastic changes in dinosaur populations. Credit: Jorge Gonzalez The newly discovered dinosaur, Ian Smithlived during the climatic cataclysms of...

A projected image of galaxy JD1 (inset), which lies behind a bright cluster galaxy called Abell2744. Photo: Guido Roberts-Borsani/UCLA); original images: NASA, ESA, CSA, Swinburne University of Technology, University of Pittsburgh, STScI An international research team has confirmed the existence of the faintest galaxy ever observed in the early universe, JD1. This discovery was made...

In this simulated view of Mars with improved color and contrast, the darker gray areas of Mars represent gray-black basaltic sands of volcanic origin; lighter spots indicate clay and sulfate minerals; and the great mark on the face of the planet is the Valles Marineris. (Image: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/G. Michael) A stunning new image shows Mars...