Universe
James Webb Space Telescope discovers evidence of a new planet
The Alpha Centauri triple star system, four light-years from Earth, has long been at the center of scientists' search for life on other planets.
Stellar Chemistry
NASA installs key 'sunblock' shield on Roman Space Telescope
The team is on track to join Roman's outer and inner assemblies this fall to complete the full observatory, which can then undergo further prelaunch testing.
Universe
Webb telescope discovers a new Uranus moon
The discovery was made on Feb. 2, but NASA officials did not announce the discovery until Tuesday in a news release.
Stellar Chemistry
Light driven visual microphone offers new tool for silent sound detection
"Our method simplifies and reduces the cost of using light to capture sound while also enabling applications in scenarios where traditional microphones are ineffective, such as conversing through a glass window," said team leader Xu-Ri Yao.
Universe
Super alcohol discovery reveals potential building block of cosmic life
Described as a "prebiotic concentrate" by Fortenberry, methanetetrol contains four hydroxyl groups attached to a single carbon atom - making it a rare type of ortho acid.
About Us
Changes in diet drove physical evolution in early humans
But a new Dartmouth-led study shows that hominins began feasting on these carbohydrate-rich foods before they had the ideal teeth to do so.
Stellar Chemistry
Ultrasmall optical devices rewrite the rules of light manipulation
The result is a class of ultracompact optical devices that are not only smaller and more efficient than existing technologies, but also dynamically tunable, or switchable, from one optical mode to another.
About Us
China says childcare subsidies to 'add new impetus' to economy
Authorities in the world's second-largest economy on Monday declared the new nationwide policy, which offers parents the equivalent of around $500 per child under the age of three per year.
About Us
One man's 30 years of toil to save Sierra Leone's orphaned chimps
Standing in his Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary not far from the capital Freetown, he tenderly patted a young ape's nose and stroked its cheek, whispering a few words of encouragement into its ear.
Carbon Worlds
Chemistry breakthroughs open new frontiers in industrial carbon capture
Heavy industries such as steel, cement, aluminium, chemicals, and oil and gas are responsible for 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Carbon Worlds
MicroCarb satellite launches to map global carbon dioxide emissions from space
Co-financed by CNES, the UK Space Agency, the European Commission, and the French government through the Investments for the Future Program (PIA), the mission uses the CNES Myriade platform.
Universe
One billion years of protein evolution reveals surprising design flexibility
Scientists from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona and the Wellcome Sanger Institute in the UK studied the FYN-SH3 protein domain, a component found in many human proteins.
Universe
Chemistry that shaped the cosmos revealed in helium hydride reaction study
The earliest known molecule, the helium hydride ion (HeH+), formed when a neutral helium atom bonded with an ionized hydrogen nucleus.
Carbon Worlds
MicroCarb satellite launch marks new era in urban carbon tracking
With GBP 15 million in UK funding, the mission boosts Britain's leadership in climate and space innovation.
Universe
Simulated ice volcanoes reveal how water behaves on distant moons
On Earth, water freezes below 0C and boils above 100C. In deep space, however, it can boil and freeze at the same time.
Carbon Worlds
Carbon 'offsets' aren't working. Here's a way to improve nature-based climate…
Efforts to slow the climate crisis have long sought to harness nature, often through carbon "offsets," aimed at bolstering forests, wetlands, and agriculture, but have generally had only marginal success so far.