The skin of cephalopods, such as octopuses, squids and cuttlefish, is stretchy and smart, contributing to these creatures’ ability to sense and respond to their surroundings. Scientists have harnessed these… Read More »Rubbery camouflage skin exhibits smart and stretchy behaviors
Denisovan (noun, “Deh-NEE-suh-ven”) Denisovans were an ancient, humanlike population. They are now extinct. But they lived across Asia from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of years ago. They… Read More »Scientists Say: Denisovan
A thin layer of rock and dirt covers the Earth. Known as the crust, it may have begun moving roughly 3.8 billion years ago. That’s the finding of a new study.… Read More »Tiny gemstones show when Earth’s crust first started moving
Two small NASA satellites that were meant to study hurricane development failed to enter orbit Sunday when their Astra rocket shut off before reaching the necessary altitude, the US space… Read More »NASA loses two hurricane monitoring satellites on launch
Gaia is ESA’s mission to create the most accurate and complete multi-dimensional map of the Milky Way. This allows astronomers to reconstruct our home galaxy’s structure and past evolution over… Read More »Gaia sees strange stars in most detailed Milky Way survey to date