A detector on the International Space Station found signatures of unexpectedly abundant antimatter – which may have been created in clashes of dark matter particles ​A detector on the International Space Station found signatures of unexpectedly abundant antimatter – which may have been created in clashes of dark matter particles A detector on the International Space …

Space may be filled with more antimatter than we can explain Read More »

Bacteria grown from carbon compounds in asteroids could be turned into a kind of nutritionally balanced milkshake ​Bacteria grown from carbon compounds in asteroids could be turned into a kind of nutritionally balanced milkshake Bacteria grown from carbon compounds in asteroids could be turned into a kind of nutritionally balanced milkshake 

Flip a switch on the wall, and it turns on a light across the room through a simple circuit. Now add 140,000 other switches and try and figure out which one controls the light. That is similar to the challenge undertaken by an international… ​Flip a switch on the wall, and it turns on a …

Creating the largest, most comprehensive picture of neural connections to date Read More »

El Niño and La Niña cycles driven by ocean temperatures in the Pacific can influence weather in the North Atlantic 12 months later – a finding that could improve long-range forecasts ​El Niño and La Niña cycles driven by ocean temperatures in the Pacific can influence weather in the North Atlantic 12 months later – …

El Niño pattern can bring wet weather to UK one year later Read More »

The European Space Agency is sending a probe to get a closer look at the asteroid Dimorphos, which had its orbit altered by NASA’s DART mission in 2022 ​The European Space Agency is sending a probe to get a closer look at the asteroid Dimorphos, which had its orbit altered by NASA’s DART mission in …

Hera mission set to revisit asteroid after NASA’s redirection test Read More »

Satellite images of the Antarctic Peninsula and nearby islands reveal that the area covered by vegetation grew dramatically between 1986 and 2021 and the rate of growth has accelerated since 2016 ​Satellite images of the Antarctic Peninsula and nearby islands reveal that the area covered by vegetation grew dramatically between 1986 and 2021 and the …

Parts of Antarctica are turning green at an ‘astounding’ rate Read More »

The U.S. National Science Foundation, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has awarded over $6 million in research funding across seven projects to explore the development of… ​The U.S. National Science Foundation, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and …

NSF, NIH and FDA support research in digital twin technology for biomedical applications Read More »

All three research projects that received the 2024 Golden Goose Award celebrating the wide-ranging impact of federally funded research that has led to breakthroughs for science and society trace their roots back to support for basic research provided… ​All three research projects that received the 2024 Golden Goose Award celebrating the wide-ranging impact of federally …

Impact of NSF commitment to basic research reflected in 2024 Golden Goose winners Read More »

An avulsion is a river term referring to the rapid abandonment of a channel and the formation of a new one, often resulting in devastating flooding. Now, with funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation, Indiana University researchers have… ​An avulsion is a river term referring to the rapid abandonment of a channel and the formation of …

Scientists discover new way of predicting where and when rivers suddenly change course and flood Read More »

How plants balance carbon dioxide intake with water loss in the face of rising temperatures has implications for water use in agriculture and the resilience of critical crops to environmental change. U.S. National Science Foundation-supported… ​How plants balance carbon dioxide intake with water loss in the face of rising temperatures has implications for water use …

Not just a bunch of hot air: Plant responses to higher temperatures change depending on how hot it gets Read More »