By Alton Parrish. Galaxies can take many forms — elliptical blobs, swirling spiral arms, bulges, and disks are all known components of the wide range of galaxies we have observed using telescopes like the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. [...]

By Alton Parrish. NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has provided images allowing scientists for the first time to create a 3-D reconstruction of ancient water channels below the Martian surface. The spacecraft took numerous images [...]

By Alton Parrish. Researchers have solved part of the mystery surrounding large spiral fossils of a fish’s teeth, it is revealed in Biology Letters in the last week of February. . The Idaho State University  (ISU) Museum of Natural History [...]

By Alton Parrish.   DNA Components Found In Giant Gas Cloud 25,000 Light Years From Earth Using new technology at the telescope and in laboratories, researchers have discovered an important pair of prebiotic molecules in interstellar space. [...]

By Alton Parrish. The days of using the flu as your favorite sickie excuse could be over.A new class of influenza drug has been shown effective against drug-resistant strains of the flu virus, according to a study led by University of British [...]

By Alton Parrish. On Earth, scientists can observe weather patterns, and more importantly can predict them, through the use of tens of thousands of weather observatories scattered around the globe. Up in the space surrounding Earth — [...]

By Jaime Ortega. A meteor blast destroyed hundreds of windows and other property thanks to the massive sound wave produced by the comet that impacted in the atmosphere close to Russia. Reports in Russia count for over one thousand reports [...]

By Alton Parrish. Researcher and team are the first to measure all of the elastic properties of an intact spider’s web, drawing a remarkable picture of the behavior of one of nature’s most intriguing structures. The work could lead [...]

By Alton Parrish. For centuries, the fate of the original Otomí inhabitants of Xaltocan, the capital of a pre-Aztec Mexican city-state, has remained unknown. Researchers have long wondered whether they assimilated with the Aztecs or abandoned [...]

By Casey Luskin.[Editor’s Note: This was originally posted as a 5-part series titled “A Primer on the Tree of Life” on Evolution News & Views. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, Part 4 here, and Part 5 here.] Evolutionists [...]

By Alton Parrish. Policymakers are attempting to contain global warming at less than 2°C. New estimates from a Norwegian project on climate calculations indicate this target may be more attainable than many experts have feared.Internationally [...]

By Alton Parris. A Kona fisherman has retrieved what could be the sixth confirmed item of Japan tsunami marine debris in Hawaii.On Tuesday afternoon, Randy Llanes, Kona captain of the fishing vessel Sundowner, brought to Honokohau small boat [...]

By Alton Parrish. Findings may help explain development of fatal condition in premature infantsFree fatty acids created during the digestion of infant formula cause cellular death that may contribute to necrotizing enterocolitis, a severe intestinal [...]

By Annelies Rhemrev. Volunteers from the Planethunters.org website, part of the Oxford University-led Zooniverse project, have discovered 15 new planet candidates orbiting in the habitable zones of other stars. Artist’s impression of the [...]

By Alton Parrish. In 2050, the world population is projected to reach more than 9 billion people – and more than 50% of us will then live in the city. UrbanFarmers AG is a company committed to helping solve the world’s impending Food [...]