Credit: A zircon crystal under the microscope. Hugo Olierrook/Curtin University For life to emerge on a planet, we need two ingredients: dry land and (fresh) water. Strictly speaking, the water does not have to be fresh, but fresh water can only occur on dry land. Only when these two conditions are met can you convert … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source written by researcher(s) proofread OK! Credit: A zircon crystal under the microscope. Hugo Olierrook/Curtin University × close to Credit: A zircon crystal under the microscope. Hugo Olierrook/Curtin University For life to emerge on a planet, we need two ingredients: dry land and … Read more
About 480 million years ago, a dazzling assortment of the variety of flavors of life emerged on Earth. There has long been speculation about what causes this abundant radiation of new species, from asteroid dust or tectonic activity, to a rise in oxygen levels in the atmosphere. Now rocks from Maryland, USA, suggest an unlikely … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Credit: Geophysical research letters (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2024GL108367 × close to Credit: Geophysical research letters (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2024GL108367 In an article published in Geophysical research lettersResearchers have discovered that turbulence in the thermosphere exhibits the same physical laws as the wind … Read more
The explosive green “devil comet” that recently roared close to Earth appeared to grow an impossible second tail as it passed us, new photos reveal. But this extra limb, known as an anti-tail, is actually an extremely rare optical illusion caused by the comet’s proximity to our planet. 12P/Pons-Brooks (12P) is a 17-kilometer-wide comet with … Read more
HELSINKI – An ascent vehicle docked with the Chang’e-6 service module on Thursday, in a crucial step toward bringing the first samples to Earth from the far side of the moon. The rendezvous and docking to the lunar orbit was completed at 2:48 a.m. Eastern (0648 UTC) on June 6, the China National Space Administration … Read more
Using a telescope on a mountain in Arizona, scientists have managed to capture snapshots of Jupiter’s active moon Io – and these images are so detailed they rival images of the world from space. To capture these images, the team used a camera called SHARK-VIS, recently installed on the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) on Mount … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Composite image using high-resolution microscopy and spectroscopy showing the absorption and replacement processes of rare earth elements in the eggshell. Credit: Prof. Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco, Trinity College Dublin × close to Composite image using high-resolution microscopy and spectroscopy showing the … Read more
Composite image using high-resolution microscopy and spectroscopy showing the absorption and replacement processes of rare earth elements in the eggshell. Credit: Prof. Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco, Trinity College Dublin A collaborative team of researchers has made a groundbreaking discovery with the potential to have a significant impact on the sustainable recovery of rare earth elements (REEs), … Read more
Researchers have identified it Tmesipteris oblanceolataa fern from New Caledonia, which has the largest recorded genome, surpassing the previous record holder Paris japonica. This discovery, described in the iScience magazine, reveals that this fern contains more than 50 times more DNA than humans and highlights the significant implications that larger genomes have for plant biology … Read more