Month: May 2014

A survey of more than 170,000 supermassive black holes, using NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer…

A device that essentially listens for light waves could help open up the last frontier…

We have hundreds of types of cells in our bodies — everything from red blood…

Scientists have recreated the extreme conditions 600 to 2900 km below the Earth’s surface to…

Scientists show that some diamonds are not forever. Through the creation of nanodiamonds in treated…

Breaking research news reveals that the composition of the Earth’s lower mantle may be significantly…

Fruit flies ‘think’ before they act, a study suggests. Neuroscientists showed that fruit flies take…

It has long been assumed that there is only one ‘canonical’ genetic code, so each…

Australia can no longer lay claim to the origins of the iconic New Zealand kiwi…

Collecting plant and animal specimens is essential for scientific studies and conservation and does not,…