Extremely detailed images of a cannabis plant, spider eyes, and a mouse brain are among the notable winners of the 50th annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. A panel of judges selected 20…
Jennifer Chu | MIT News A quasar is the extremely bright core of a galaxy that hosts an active supermassive black hole at its center. As the black hole draws in surrounding gas and dust,…
Chinese researchers have introduced a new humanoid robot capable of reaching a top speed of nearly 13 kilometers per hour, establishing it as the fastest robot of its kind. These speeds were attained…
A team of international neuroscientists, led by researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School, has identified a crucial mechanism governing the reactivation of neural stem cells, which are vital for brain cell repair and regeneration….
In 1995, researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) at the Palomar Observatory made the initial observation of what appeared to be a brown dwarf orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 229,…
For over two decades, archaeologists from the University of Göttingen have been studying the historical patterns of life and trade in Sicily. Recently, they have made a significant discovery in the province of…
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking and vivid close-up image of one of the most dynamic stars in our galaxy, revealing an intricate spiral structure formed among nearby stars. Approximately 700…
The European Space Agency (ESA) has unveiled a new 208-gigapixel mosaic, comprised of images captured by the Euclid mission. This mission, which includes contributions from NASA, was launched in 2023 to investigate the…
Approximately 41,000 years ago, Earth experienced a brief geomagnetic reversal known as the Laschamp event. During this period, the planet’s magnetic field significantly weakened, dropping to as low as 5% of its current…
Recent excavations at Tappeh Teleneh, located in the Kozran district of Kermanshah, have led to the discovery of approximately four thousand clay seals dating back around five thousand years. According to Dariush Farmani,…