Amorphous silica-rich surface layers (ASSLs) formed at the interface between silicate materials and reacting fluids are known to strongly influence, at least in some cases, the dissolution rates of ...

The rapid rise in global rocket launches could slow the recovery of the vital ozone layer, says Sandro Vattioni. The problem is being underestimated—yet it could be mitigated by forward-looking, ...

In a paper published in Acta Astronautica, the researchers demonstrated how origami may be the solution to low Earth orbit’s ...

When audiences think of the original Alien, they often think about how the crew of the Nostromo was in over their heads from the beginning, as they were commercial haulers in the wrong place at the ...

Chinese researchers have recently challenged the long-held belief that "all life depends on sunlight." In a study published ...

The Dead Sea is a confluence of extraordinary conditions: the lowest point on the earth’s surface, with one of the world’s highest salinities. The high concentration of salt gives it a correspondingly ...

How is ventilation at various depth layers of the Atlantic connected and what role do changes in ocean circulation play?

Scientists reconstructed 540 million years of sea level changes, showing Earth's oceans rose and fell by hundreds of feet ...

Researchers have recreated the tumultuous beginnings of Earth, simulating what the planet was like just after its formation 4 ...

Recently it has been proposed the introduction of an additional layer placed below the Physical Layer of the OSI model, called the “Deep Physical Layer” (DPL), to analyze the communication process at ...

Instead of a tempest in a teapot, imagine the cosmos in a canister. Scientists have performed experiments using nested, ...

The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting environments for long stretches in the ancient past, a new study suggests.