The mystery of how salmon navigate across thousands of miles of open ocean to locate their river of origin before journeying upstream to spawn has intrigued biologists for decades, and now a new study may offer a clue to ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Researchers in the Netherlands have devised a means to use the attenuation that results with radio signals when rain falls between cellular towers, to measure the amount of rain that falls in an area. In their ...
Depletion of Antarctic ozone is a more important factor than increasing greenhouse gases in shifting the Southern Hemisphere jet stream in a southward direction, according to researchers at Penn State.
Earth Sciences
Jan 31, 2013
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Spintronics is a form of signal processing similar to that used in traditional electronics, but it takes advantage of a property of electrons known as spin. Spin is often visualized as an arrow about which the electron rotates, ...
General Physics
Jan 30, 2013
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Opportunity, NASA's other Mars rover, has tooled around the red planet for so long it's easy to forget it's still alive.
Space Exploration
Jan 21, 2013
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Since captivating the world with its acrobatic landing, the Mars rover Curiosity has fallen into a rhythm: Drive, snap pictures, zap at boulders, scoop up dirt. Repeat.
Space Exploration
Dec 29, 2012
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A recent image acquired by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft shows the interior of Eminescu, a youngish 130-km (80 mile) wide crater just north of Mercury's equator. Eminescu made science headlines last year with MESSENGER's discovery ...
Space Exploration
Dec 20, 2012
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(AP)—Sea Launch AG says it has placed a communication satellite into orbit for global provider Eutelsat.
Space Exploration
Dec 3, 2012
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During the space age, 1961 was a special year: the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit Earth, while the American astronomer Frank Drake developed the now famous Drake Equation. This equation estimates ...
Astronomy
Dec 3, 2012
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A changing climate could have a drastic impact on fish populations in the tropics, but according to new research it's likely to boost stocks in some cooler waters.
Ecology
Nov 30, 2012
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