Jupiter’s lightning bolts contort the same way as Earth’s
On Jupiter, lightning jerks and jolts a lot like it does on Earth. Jovian lightning...
Fluorine-based new drug synthesis at lightning speed — ScienceDaily
How short is one second? The duration of a second can be defined as one...
Air pollution affects the immune system in newborns
Scientists have shown environmental pollutants can have adverse effects on pregnant women and their babies....
A Mission to Uranus Could Help Find Planet 9
Uranus has a sideways orbit, unique weather patterns, and unusual rings, and its moons might...
Plugging methane leaks could create thousands of jobs
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers...
Using bacterial infections to help treat brain tumors
Inspired by brain-invading bacteria, researchers have created nanocapsules that covertly shuttle drugs across the blood–brain...
Humans were using fire in Europe 50,000 years earlier than previously thought
The control of fire by humans probably developed gradually over thousands of years. Credit: matsiukpavel...
Science news this week: Deadliest spiders, mysterious noises in space and 1.7 billion T. rexes
It's been a busy week in science news when it comes to animals, where we...
Formula One race car drivers tend to blink at the same places in each lap
The world goes dark for about one-fifth of a second every time you blink, a...
Freedom to miss the optimal mark opens a wide range of new designs over time — ScienceDaily
Scientists are often trained to seek out the absolute best solution to a given problem....