Astronomers Create 3D Temperature Map of Hot-Jupiter WASP-18b
The new map of WASP-18b, a hot-Jupiter exoplanet located approximately 325 light-years from Earth, reveals an atmosphere with…
Unexpected Mixture of Hydrogen Cyanide and Hydrocarbons May Exist on Saturn’s Moon Titan
Titan offers great motivation for the detailed study of organic chemistry in unconventional conditions. Nonpolar hydrocarbons such as…
Baker’s Yeast Can Survive Mars-like Stress Conditions, New Study Shows
Exploring the possibility of the survival of life under extraterrestrial conditions is an important goal of astrobiology. In…
Cold-water immersion may offer health benefits — and also presents risks
Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was…
Mood of the Boardroom: Mānuka honey sector eyes growth despite US tariffs and trade challenges
“Hives were at half a million in 2014. They’re back at half a million now, having peaked at…
Physicists Introduce Concept of Neutrino Laser
Super-cooling radioactive atoms could produce a laser-like neutrino beam, according to a duo of physicists from MIT and…