ALMA Sheds Light on Mystery of Missing Massive Galaxies

New observations from the ALMA telescope in Chile have given astronomers the best view yet of how vigorous star formation can...
Tropical Ecosystems Boost Carbon Dioxide as Temperatures Rise

Above image was made with the satellite instrument MODIS (or Moderate Resolution Imaging...
UCSB study reveals mechanism behind squids' and octopuses' ability to change color

This shows the diffusion of the neurotransmitter applied to squid skin at upper right, which induces a wave of iridescence traveling to the...
NYU-Poly Nano Scientists Reach the Holy Grail in Label-Free Cancer Marker Detection: Single Molecules
Curiosity Makes Its Longest One-Day Drive on Mars

The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera on NASA's Curiosity rover is carried at an angle when the rover's arm is...
NASA's Spitzer Observes Gas Emission From Comet ISON

These images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope of C/2012 S1 (Comet ISON) were taken on June 13, when ISON was 310...
A high-pressure nanoimaging breakthrough

(a) Isosurface (30%) of the reconstructed amplitude superimposed with a model of the possible {111} and {100} crystal planes. The normal...
Direct nitrogen fixation for low cost energy conversion

This is a diagram of Direct Nitrogen Fixation on Graphene Nanoplates.