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Van Allen radiation belts have a particle accelerator
Scientists knew something accelerated particles in the belts to 99 percent the speed of light. New results show the acceleration energy comes from within the belts themselves.
July 26, 2013
Dolphins call each other by name
“Our results present the first case of naming in mammals, providing a clear parallel between dolphin and human communication." - Marine biologist Vincent Janik
July 25, 2013
New discoveries about quasars
“For the first time, we are able to see the actual extent to which these quasars and their black holes can affect their galaxies," - Astronomer Kevin Hainline
July 25, 2013
Limits to galactic growth
When a galaxy makes too many stars too quickly, it reduces its capacity for making stars in the future. Now astronomers have the first detailed images of this self-limiting galactic behavior.
July 25, 2013
Want to find distant planets? Our own sun offers clues
A new study teaches us about the formation of our own solar system, and might also aid in the search for other stars orbited by habitable planets.
July 24, 2013
An environmentally friendly battery made from wood
Scientists have developed a battery made from a sliver of wood coated with tin that shows promise for becoming an environmentally friendly energy source.
July 24, 2013
Spitzer sees long tail, strong gas emissions from Comet ISON
Although the comet is behind the sun now - not visible from Earth - a space telescope has seen dust and carbon dioxide steadily “fizzing” away from it, in a tail about 186,400 miles long.
July 24, 2013
Ancient snowfall likely carved Martian valleys
Researchers at Brown University have shown that some Martian valleys appear to have been caused by runoff from orographic precipitation.
July 23, 2013
Tracking the rapid evolutionary rise of ray-finned fish
A University of Michigan evolutionary biologist has shown that the previously known but misclassified Fouldenia was the first recorded shell-crushing ray-finned fish.
July 23, 2013
Greening of the Earth pushed way back in time
A new study has presented evidence for life on land that dates back 2.2 billion years and almost half way back to the inception of the planet.
July 22, 2013
