Small plant, big genome: This fern contains enough genetic data to fill 11,000 books

Printed version of the complete human genome Fill 220 large books. A small, seemingly unremarkable fern…

Renowned celestial map maker Will Trian has died

Return to article list The Dutch celestial cartographer produced two major star atlases and provided illustrations…

Smelly exoplanets are rotten eggs

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An ocean in space? Here’s why this news has gone viral again

Astronomers have made an extraordinary discovery, the largest and most distant reservoir ever discovered in the…

Can they unlock the origins of life?

Microscope image of a millimeter-long, dark penne particle with a shell of bright phosphate. There is…

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope photographed the incredible celestial fireworks caused by star formation.

Setting the universe ablaze with bursts of color, the James Webb Telescope’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) captured…

Astronaut presents photography masterclass from Earth orbit

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominique launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in March as commander of…

A new study suggests that ammonoids flourished until their sudden extinction

A new study challenges that view, showing that ammonoids were globally diverse and robust before they…

Slovakian Cosmic Curator Creates Amazing Charts of 1,600 Exoplanets

Slovakian cosmic curator Varcic has created stunning charts of more than 1,600 exoplanets, using public databases…

Xinjiang scientists have discovered a plant capable of surviving on Mars

Photo: Courtesy of Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences In an exciting…