The enormous cloud of dust and gas that makes up the Orion Nebula is featured in this beautiful astrophoto. This image was a joint effort, with images taken by Gary Gonnella – a regular on our Virtual Star Parties – and ...
Space Exploration
Mar 28, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Jail stays and costs increase dramatically when federal immigration authorities request that inmates be held under what are called "detainer requests," according to research by University of Washington sociologist ...
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2013
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Over the years, the spacefaring nations of Earth have sent dozens of probes and rovers to explore Mars. Today there are three active satellites circling the red planet while two rovers, Opportunity and Curiosity, wheel across ...
Space Exploration
Mar 28, 2013
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(Phys.org) —The sequence of images that constitute Hollywood movies can be stored handily on solid-state media such as magnetic tape or compact diskettes. At the Joint Quantum Institute images can be stored in something ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 28, 2013
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(Phys.org) —New research provides an insight into how groups of people tackle social dilemmas and effectively punish those engaging in anti-social behaviour.
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2013
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For the first time, scientists measured the chemical diffusivity and viscosity of atmospheric organic particles, thanks to a new approach from scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Washington, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 28, 2013
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Direct contact between badgers and cattle is rare, suggesting that it may also be rare for bovine tuberculosis (TB) to be passed on through the two species meeting each other on pasture, new research by the Royal Veterinary ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 28, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Penn State's Alan Taylor uses model to help predict the unintended consequences of suppressing wildfires.
Environment
Mar 28, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Indiana residents are overwhelmingly receptive to wind farms in their communities, even in areas that have rejected turbine development, according to Purdue University studies.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 28, 2013
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It is only 7mm longer than the world's smallest fish, and seems to only appear at night, but the bright blue belly of a tiny Amazonian fish caught the eye of a team of scientists who spotted it was a new species and genus.
Plants & Animals
Mar 28, 2013
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