Science Pulse

Ozone hole proves smaller than predicted, NASA says

NASA says the Antarctica ozone hole is smaller than anticipated this fall after concerns of an undersea volcano releasing high amounts...

Newfound fossil species of lamprey were flesh eaters

In China, paleontologists have unearthed fossils of two surprisingly large lamprey species from the Jurassic Period.

Brain tissue may be fuel for marathon runners

Myelin, fatty tissue that insulates nerve cells in the brain, may be a renewable energy source for marathon runners and other endurance...

SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites tonight on 2nd...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida tonight (Oct. 21) on the company's...

NASA Ames, UC Berkeley to build $2 billion space center...

The University of California, Berkeley, and NASA's Ames Research Center just unveiled plans for a new $2 billion space research center...

The NASA model of the Asteroid Bennu has carbon and water

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has returned the largest sample of carbon-rich planetary material ever sent to Earth

India to build its own space station in space by 2030

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has said that it plans to build its own space station in space by 2030.

Southern China may have provided the initial source of...

An in-depth look at the orange family tree shows the oldest Citrus ancestors arrived in Asia on the Indian tectonic plate over 25...

Early mRNA study that produced the COVID-19 vaccine wins...

Biochemists Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman devised mRNA modifications to make vaccines that trigger good immune responses instead...

AcadAlly Collaborates with India's Leading Schools to Empower...

AcadAlly, a pioneering AI-tech startup in the education and healthcare sector, partners with some of India's most prestigious educational...

WAF Facilitates Industry Leaders to Co-Create the Win-Win...

World Auto Forum successfully organised the 7th WAFit! Summit - AI at Automotive in association with India Future Foundation - a leading...

The joys and risks of oceanographic charting are examined...

A new book follows the race to map the seafloor, documenting how it’s done, why and what a clear view of the deep sea could mean for...

There are two approaches for scientists to find gravitational...

From lasers in space to falling atoms on Earth, researchers are cooking up ways to sense gravitational waves that current methods...

Galaxy shapes can help identify wrinkles in space caused...

A new method to detect Baryon Acoustic Oscillations in the universe could help measure cosmic distances more accurately.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission almost bit the dust — then Queen...

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will soon return to Earth. What's on board could reveal the extraterrestrial origins of life on Earth.

How artificial intelligence sharpens hazy photos from thermal...

A thermal imaging technique uses a special camera and AI to create clear images and accurately gauge distances of objects, even in...

Last year, the retreating ice caused thousands of Emperor...

In 2022, groups of emperor penguins in western Antarctica lost almost all their chicks to receding sea ice, signaling the threat of...

Russia says its Luna-25 lunar lander has crashed into the...

Luna-25, which Russia had hoped would land at the south pole of the moon, crashed into the moon on Aug. 19 after an orbital maneuver...

Russia's Luna-25 moon lander suffers 'emergency situation'...

Russia's Luna-25 moon lander suffered 'an emergency situation' during a maneuver in lunar orbit today (Aug. 19), putting the fate...

Karol 'Bo' Bobko, former NASA astronaut who flew three...

Karol 'Bo' Bobko, who was the only NASA astronaut to fly on the first launch of two space shuttle orbiters, has died at the age of...