Researchers have predicted that the day on Tuesday will be a tiny fraction of a second shorter than usual as the Earth's rotation speeds up. The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service expects Tuesday to be just 1.34 milliseconds…
Illustration of a giant molecular cloud (Image credit: NSF) Astronomers have discovered a colossal cloud of gas and dust that stretches for as much as 200
Phages (red) attack bacteria (green). (Image credit: nobeastsofierce via Shutterstock) If bacteria were to list their own insurance factors, phages would surely be at the top. These viruses have evolved to find, infect, and destroy them, and have done so…
The Tintina Rift in Yukon, Canada, has been dormant for about 12,000 years. (Photo: Gagandeep Ghuman/Getty Images) A major fault in Canada's Yukon that has been dormant for at least 12,000
LAUNCH FAILURE! Gilmour Space: Eris 1 Test Flight — YouTube See more The first all-Australian rocket, Eris-1, crashed to Earth 14 seconds after liftoff, marking the country's first attempt at orbital flight in nearly 54 years. On Tuesday (July 29),…
Researchers are developing mRNA vaccines against HIV, and one method has recently shown promising preliminary results in animal and human experiments. (Image credit: Catherine Falls Advertising via Getty Images) New HIV vaccines have shown encouraging results in studies involving laboratory…