Astrobiologist uses Apollo lunar samples as mirror onto early Earth

Roll back the tape of Earth's history, and geologists and astrobiologists remain perplexed about the environmental conditions ...

Can we remove or decrease spaces between atoms or molecules?

Turns out, changing the way atoms and molecules are arranged in a substance can give it new and fascinating properties.
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What is a Holotype? How One Specimen Defines a Species

Holotypes serve as the physical blueprint for a type of species. Instead of acting as a perfect blueprint, it is a reference point that glues a scientific name to a specific “type” or organism. For ...
The Scientist

A HeLa Lawsuit Is Over. The Ethics Debate Over Human Samples Isn't.

Earlier this year, the Lacks estate settled a lawsuit regarding a company’s profiting off of HeLa cells. The case serves as a ...
Scientific American

Astronomers spot best-yet example of a wandering supermassive black hole

Astronomers spot best-yet example of a wandering supermassive black hole Giant black holes adrift in deep space are normally ...

Seawater samples may offer early clues to changing reef health

Doctors can often detect diseases in humans using minimally invasive methods, like blood or urine tests, before symptoms ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science

Imaging Science is an interdisciplinary field combining computer science, engineering, and physics to explore image creation, perception, and analysis. Our strong industry partnerships, including the ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

ABC Education

ABC Education brings you high-quality educational content to use at home and in the classroom. All our resources are free and mapped to the Australian Curriculum. Stay informed and connected with the ...
Futurism

China Launches Synthetic Human Embryos to Space Station

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Will ...
Investopedia

Understanding Probability Distributions in Investing

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
Investopedia

Understanding Startups: How to Successfully Launch a New Business

Mitchell Grant is a self-taught investor with over 5 years of experience as a financial trader. He is a financial content strategist and creative content editor. David Kindness is a Certified Public ...
The Conversation

Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works

Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, “Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the ...