In ancient coastal mudflats in Yemen, fossils reveal that a herd of 11 gigantic dinosaurs - sauropods, the largest animals that ever walked on land - tramped deep tracks into the earth that have lasted roughly 150 million years.
Understanding how radio waves accelerate electrons within Jupiter's magnetic field in the same way as they do on Earth has important implications for protecting Earth-orbiting satellites at risk of damage by high-energy charged particles.
In some parts of the world, more than 60% of a home's energy bill goes toward heating. In an effort to reduce some of that expense - and solve a problem of their own at the same time - researchers at IBM in Switzerland are hoping to put computers...
Research that started with bacteria from the Chesapeake Bay has led to a process that may be able to convert large volumes of all kinds of plant products,from leftover brewer's mash to paper trash,into ethanol & other biofuel alternatives to gasoline.
