Science

A Spectacular Landscape of Star Formation

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This image, captured by the Wide Field Imager at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, shows two dramatic star formation regions...

Ozone-Depleting Compound Persists, NASA Research Shows

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Satellites observed the largest ozone...

Graphene rubber bands could stretch limits of current healthcare, new research finds

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NGOs call for debate on how to put science at the heart of EU politics

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Scientist analysing water samples at Greenpeace research laboratories.

Laser makes microscopes way cooler: Cooling a nanowire probe with a laser could lead to substantial improvements in the sensitivity of atomic force probe microscopes

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Ph.D. students Giovanni Guccione (left) and Harry Slatyer examine their gold coated nanowire probe in the Quantum Optics Laboratory at the...

Curiosity Mars Rover Prepares for Fourth Rock Drilling

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In this image from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover looking up the ramp at the northeastern end of "Hidden Valley," a pale...

As Seen by Rosetta: Comet Surface Variations

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Image of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko shows the diversity of surface structures on the comet's nucleus.

China To Industrialize Moon; Realize Promise of Thermonuclear Fusion

While the economy of the United States stands at the verge of collapse, hobbling along under the dead weight of the London-Wall Street money system, China is on a trajectory upward, propelled by its orientation toward an "American System"-style,...