Until recently, no one has known why flying snakes move through the air by flattening their bodies and moving from side to side, appearing as if swimming while "flying." Now, thanks to Isaac Yeaton, a scientist from Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory and lead researcher on a 2015 study of the flying snake.
In a review published in Nature on July 1, researchers provide an overview of origin of life research and highlight several key challenges in the field.
The National Science Foundation has reported that blinking nanocrystals from titanium dioxide may play a role in converting carbon dioxide into fuel such as methane.
NASA's new telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, is scheduled for launch on October 31, 2021 according to a July 16 press release from the agency.
Research studies reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2020 suggest that flu (influenza) and pneumonia vaccinations reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
Some microorganisms use spiral-shaped, shape-changing flagella to help them move more smoothly through their surrounding environments, but the direction and velocity of the swimmers is controlled by elements, like magnetic fields, because the organisms' bodies cannot deform.
NASA is on schedule to launch spacecraft Lucy in October 2021 after completing a major milestone of assembly, test and launch operations for the mission at the end of July.
Researchers have taken a step toward gaining a greater understanding of solar flares in a study that focused inside the "central engine."
New research into the deadliest form of the malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, shows another set of channels, pore-like holes, in the membrane sac surrounding the parasite that allows it to draw in nutrients from the infected blood cell.
Of all the features in a spiral galaxy, perhaps the most breathtaking are the many arms that appear to spin away in arches from the galaxy's center.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that declines in hip fractures over the last several decades may be associated with decreased heaving drinking and smoking, according to a July 27 press release from NIH.
The term cerebellum, literally translated as little brain, is actually a massive portion of the brain, unlike what its name would imply.
Sarecycline, a drug approved for use in the United States in 2018, is the first new antibiotic approved to treat acne in more than 40 years.
The Hoffman-Yee Research Grant Program seeks to harness artificial intelligence to build a better future for humanity.
Underwater photographers have noticed for years that dark-colored fish in deep seas are difficult to photograph but a research report published last month provides a better idea of how many of these fish are camouflaged in the deeper regions.
A recently published study may have uncovered how dogs, famous for their sense of smell and direction, can find their way home over many miles.
Cambridge University researchers used a special fluorescent marker to note the location of certain positions of DNA and RNA and found the positions fluctuate between two states, according to a recently released article.
One of the authors of a recent article offering a new perspective on Heisenberg's uncertainty principle said he hopes his colleagues will be cautious about how they approach this realm of quantum mechanics.