As humans look farther into the universe and discover more and more planets beyond the sun, many wonder how typical our own solar system is. Often astronomers in the planet-hunting business say discoveries of Earth-like worlds are just around the corner.
The site of the ancient hippodrome course in Olympia,where the emperor Nero competed for Olympian laurels,has been discovered.The hippodrome had only been known from written sources.Archaeologists had failed to locate its actual site.Pausanias,a travel>>
The Pinwheel galaxy is gussied up in infrared light in a new picture from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.The fluffy-looking galaxy,(Messier 101),is dominated by a mishmash of spiral arms.In Spitzer's new view,infrared light is color coded,the galaxy sport
Several snowmobiles navigated speedily over arctic ice and snow in Alaska's outback in late June.This scene might seem ordinary except that the recently unveiled snowmobiles are unmanned,autonomous,toy-size robots called SnoMotes,the first prototype netwo
Informative piece on how mirrors and the mind work together...do mirrors lie, or is it our brains that don't perceive reality? Read about mirror therapy, how our perceptions of ourselves are mentally enhanced, and more.
The evolutionary basis for high species diversity in tropical regions of the world remains unresolved. Much research has focused on the biogeography of speciation in the Amazon Basin, which harbors the greatest diversity of terrestrial life.
While traditional research has focussed on functional forms of neuroplasticity, current theoretically based concepts suggest that structural cortical plasticity in adult brains plays a crucial role in adaptation to environmental changes and disease.
Archaeologists in northwest Russia have discovered a chess piece dating back to the late 14th century, a spokesman for local archaeologists said on Friday.
Lightning sparks considerable confusion among scientists, who are baffled by it's link to X-rays. They want to determine whether lightning strikes to aircraft could endanger passengers. First noted by Sunstroke author David Kagan in Doomwatch Legacy.
