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This Hubble image shows NGC 2770, a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Lynx, 83.8 million light-years away. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible and near-infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). It is based on data obtained through four filters. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / A. Filippenko.

Hubble Snaps Stunning Image of NGC 2770

Jan 6, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured an amazing photo of a spiral galaxy called NGC 2770. This Hubble image shows NGC 2770, a spiral galaxy...

Wittfeld et al support the hypothesis that higher cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with larger brain volumes in several brain regions that are not primarily connected to motor-related functions. Image credit: Mabel Amber.

Study: Cardiorespiratory Exercise Improves Brain Health, Decelerates Decline in Gray Matter

Jan 3, 2020 by News Staff

A new study, published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, provides evidence of an association between cardiorespiratory fitness — which refers to the...

New Study Looks at Why Neptune-Sized and Larger Exoplanets are Rare

Jan 3, 2020 by News Staff

Sub-Neptunes — extrasolar planets with radii between 2.7 and 3 times that of Earth — are much more numerous than Neptune-sized and larger planets....

The Fiskardo shipwreck. Image credit: Ferentinos et al, doi: 10.1016/j.jas.2019.105032.

Roman Shipwreck Loaded with Amphorae Found in Ionian Sea

Jan 3, 2020 by Sergio Prostak

A Roman merchant ship and its amphorae cargo have been found lying at the bottom of Ionian Sea, the eastern Mediterranean, around 2,000 years after it...

Left: a tiny bead struck by a laser produces optical modes that circulate around the interior of the bead. Right: a simulation of how the optical field inside a 5-micron bead is distributed. Image credit: Berkeley Lab.

Researchers Create Nanoparticle-Based Microlasers

Jan 3, 2020 by News Staff

Researchers from the Molecular Foundry at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have found a way to convert nanoparticle-coated microscopic plastic beads...

This CFHT image shows a huge ring of neutral hydrogen gas (red) around the galaxy AGC 203001. The two small red blobs show the distribution of neutral hydrogen around two other galaxies. Image credit: Omkar Bait, NCRA-TIFR & GMRT / Pierre-Alain Duc, ObAS & CFHT.

Enormous Ring of Neutral Hydrogen Found around Distant Massive Galaxy

Jan 3, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) have discovered an extremely large off-centered ring of neutral hydrogen gas around AGC 203001,...

The cover page of the Hubble’s Hidden Gems 2020 Calendar. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble.

Hubble Team Produces 30th Anniversary Calendar for 2020

Jan 2, 2020 by News Staff

In September 2019, the Hubble team announced a social media initiative to celebrate three decades of success in discoveries with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space...

A juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex, based on the Jane specimen, walking through a lake. Image credit: PaleoEquii / CC BY-SA 4.0.

New Study Shows How Tyrannosaurus rex Grew Up

Jan 2, 2020 by News Staff

In the early 2000s, the fossilized skeletons of two small tyrannosaurs were collected from the famous Hell Creek Formation of Carter County, Montana. Nicknamed...

Brandon et al investigated the fate of the flame retardant hexabromocyclododecane in polystyrene-degrading mealworms and in mealworm-fed shrimp. Image credit: Andrew Martin.

Mealworms Can Safely Biodegrade Toxic Additive-Containing Plastic

Jan 2, 2020 by News Staff

Common mealworms, the larvae of the darkling beetle (Tenebrio molitor), can consume toxic additives in polystyrene with no ill effects; the worms can then...

This composite image shows the Milky Way-like spiral galaxy Messier 106: X-rays from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory are shown in blue, radio data from the NSF’s Karl Jansky Very Large Array are shown in purple, optical data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope are shown in yellow and infrared data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope are shown in red. Image credit: NASA / CXC / Caltech / P. Ogle et al / STScI / JPL-Caltech / NSF / NRAO / VLA.

Astronomers Capture Galactic Fireworks in Nearby Spiral Galaxy

Jan 1, 2020 by News Staff

This impressive fireworks display, which involves a supermassive black hole, enormous shock waves and vast reservoirs of gas, is taking place in an intermediate...

Lake Magadi. Image credit: Stig Nygaard, Flickr / CC BY 2.0.

First Life Forms on Earth May Have Evolved in Carbonate, Phosphate-Rich Lakes

Dec 31, 2019 by News Staff

The early Earth could have hosted many carbonate-rich lakes, which would have had high enough phosphorus concentrations to get life started, according...

Beta-carophyllene, a compound included in essential oils, improves the healing process in mice when it is topically applied to a skin wound. Image credit: Marina Pershina.

Bioactive Compound in Essential Oils Enhances Wound Healing: Study

Dec 31, 2019 by Enrico de Lazaro

Beta-carophyllene, a bicyclic sesquiterpene found in lavender, rosemary and ylang ylang, as well as various herbs and spices, has the capability to improve...

An artist’s impression of the giant exoplanet DMPP-2b and its parent star DMPP-2. Image credit: Mark A. Garlick.

Astronomers Discover Three Compact Planetary Systems

Dec 31, 2019 by Natali Anderson

Astronomers from the Dispersed Matter Planet Project (DMPP) have discovered three new planetary systems — designated DMPP-1, 2 and 3 — hosting...

An artist’s impression of a terraformed Mars. Image credit: Daein Ballard / CC BY-SA 3.0.

High-Oxygen Exoplanetary Atmospheres More Common than Thought, Study Suggests

Dec 30, 2019 by The Conversation

The existence of habitable alien worlds has been a mainstay of popular culture for more than a century. In the 19th century, astronomers believed that...

Dr. West hunts for fossils using a rock hammer to split apart shale on Ellesmere Island. Image credit: Markus Sudermann.

Canadian High Arctic Islands Were Once Home to Rich Forests

Dec 30, 2019 by News Staff

Lush green forests grew on Ellesmere and Axel Heiberg islands of the Canadian High Arctic 56 million years ago (Paleocene-Eocene boundary), according to...

Green Tea Polyphenol Active against Tuberculosis Bacteria

Dec 30, 2019 by Enrico de Lazaro

Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), one of the principle polyphenolic compounds found in the leaves of the green tea plant (Camellia sinensis), is effective...

This Hubble image shows NGC 4455, a barred spiral galaxy located some 22 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The image was taken by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / I. Karachentsev et al.

Hubble Scores Stunning Close-Up View of NGC 4455

Dec 30, 2019 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a beautiful photo of a barred spiral galaxy called NGC 4455. This Hubble image shows NGC 4455, a barred...

The newfound petit-spot volcano near Minamitorishima Island, Japan. Image credit: Tohoku University.

New ‘Petit-Spot’ Volcano Discovered beneath Pacific Ocean

Dec 30, 2019 by Enrico de Lazaro

A team of Japanese scientists has discovered a 3-million-year-old petit-spot submarine volcano in one of the oldest parts of the Pacific Plate. The newfound...

Photo taken in the Bourbaki Congress of 1938 in Dieulefit, from left to right: Simone Weil (accompanying her brother André), Charles Pisot, André Weil (hidden), Jean Dieudonné (sitting), Claude Chabauty, Charles Ehresmann, and Jean Delsarte.

Genius Mathematician Who Never Existed: Nicolas Bourbaki

Dec 27, 2019 by The Conversation

Nicolas Bourbaki is likely the last mathematician to master nearly all aspects of the field. A consummate collaborator, he made fundamental contributions...